Comas is one of the Catalan surnames.[1] It is the plural form of the Catalan word como which is derived from the Gaulish word cumba meaning valley.[2] McComas is the Irish version of the surname.[2]

Notable people with the surname are as follows:

References

  1. Solé-Morata, Neus; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Comas, David; Calafell, Francesc (2015). "Y-chromosome diversity in Catalan surname samples: insights into surname origin and frequency". European Journal of Human Genetics. 23 (11): 1549–1557. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2015.14. PMC 4613475. PMID 25689924.
  2. 1 2 Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
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