McComas is a surname. Comas is the reduced version of the surname which is the plural form of the Catalan word como originating from the Gaulish cumba meaning valley.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alice Moore McComas (1850–1919), American author, editor, lecturer, reformer
- Campbell McComas, Australian comedian, writer, and actor
- Daniel F. McComas, American politician
- David McComas, American space scientist
- Edward O. McComas (1919–1954), American flying ace during World War II
- Francis McComas (1875–1938), Australian-born artist
- George W. McComas (1841–1928), American politician
- James Douglas McComas, former president of three U.S. universities
- J. Francis McComas, American science fiction editor
- Kendall McComas, American child actor
- Lorissa McComas, American nude model
- Louis E. McComas, American politician
- Walter R. McComas (1879–1922), American politician and lawyer
- William McComas (1795–1865), American politician and lawyer from Virginia
See also
edit- Clan MacThomas, a Scottish clan of the McComases
- McComas, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.
This page lists people with the surname McComas.
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References
edit- ^ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.