Cumberbatch is an English toponymic surname associated with the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, England. It is a common variation on the surname Comberbach; other variations include Camberbirch, Comberbeach, Comberedge, Cumberbach, Cumberbirch, Cumberidge and Cumberpatch.

Notable persons with the surname include:

• Archie Cumberbatch (1879–?), West Indian cricketer

• Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976), English actor

• Clyde Cumberbatch (1936–2017), Trinidadian cricket umpire

• Francis Cumberbatch, Guyanese lawyer and judge

• Henry Arnold Cumberbatch (1858–1918), British diplomat

• Henry Carlton Cumberbatch (1900–1966), British navy officer

• James Cumberbatch (1909–1972), English professional rugby league footballer

• Jane Cumberbatch, British interior designer

• Meta Cumberbatch (1900–1978), Trinidad-born pianist, composer, writer and cultural activist

• Robert William Cumberbatch (1821–1876), British diplomat

• Stephen Cumberbatch (1909–2011), West Indian Anglican priest

• Timothy Carlton (born 1939), born Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, English character actor, father of Benedict Cumberbatch

• Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch (1950–2022), American jazz singer

• Val Cumberbatch (1911–1973), English professional rugby league footballer

See also

• Stuart Comberbach (1952–2025), Zimbabwean diplomat and politician

• Keith Cumberpatch (1927–2013), New Zealand field hockey player

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