Cumbo is a surname. Some Cumbo families in the United States are of free Black ancestry, descending from Emmanuel Cumbo.[1][2][3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Mary Cumbo – mother of Henry Berry Lowry
- Saviour Cumbo - Maltese theologian
References
- ^ Kearns, Andre (2022). "A Cumbo Family Lineage: Connecting The Dots". Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. 38: 22-29. Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. ISSN 0272-1937. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ^ Heinegg, Paul (2021). Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820. Sixth Edition. Vol. I - Families Abel to Drew. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1. ISBN 9780806359298. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ^ Hashaw, Tim (2006). Children of Perdition. Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America.. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. pp. 34–45. ISBN 9780881460742. Retrieved 19 May 2026.