The Homalco are also known, with their neighbours the Sliammon and Klahoose and the K'ómoks of nearby parts of Vancouver Island, as the Mainland Comox.
The Homalco people are also known by other names, including those of their close neighbors the Sliammon and Klahoose and the K'ómoks in surrounding parts of Vancouver Island, collectively referred to as the Mainland Comox.