Acomb Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Acomb Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Acomb,' a parish near York, (a) Local, 'of Acomb,' two townships in the union of Hexham, Northumberland.
Willelmus de Acom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1670. Married — Henry Acum and Elizabeth Blackwell: St.
Read More About This SurnameAcomb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 166 | 1:146,840 | 13,053 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
Acomb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Acomb,' a parish near York, (a) Local, 'of Acomb,' two townships in the union of Hexham, Northumberland.
Willelmus de Acom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1670. Married — Henry Acum and Elizabeth Blackwell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1692. Samuel Acomb and Ann Best: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1767. Married — Owen Scott and Mary Acombe: St. George, Hanover Square.
Acomb Demographics
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Acomb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acomb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Acomb is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acomb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 618,896th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname Acomb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Acomb live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Acomb is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Acomb is most frequent in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.
Acomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Acomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Acomb surname expanded 709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Acomb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Acomb last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Acomb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $46,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achomb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Acombs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hacomb | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ascomb | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gacomb | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ashcomb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahscomb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eagcomb | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hascomb | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hatcomb | 83 | 0 | / |
| Auscomb | 83 | 0 | / |
| Asomb | 80 | 12 | / |
| Akomb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocomb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acomf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atchoumb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hauscomb | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hocomb | 73 | 5 | / |
| Accomw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoomb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heathcomb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoccomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Achompe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoocomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aucomph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hotcomb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hodcomb | 67 | 0 | / |
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