Acomb Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Acomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:963,98771,704
England811:687,87739,238
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Acomb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Acomb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Acomb occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Acomb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Acomb is the 618,896th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name Acomb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Acomb are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Acomb is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Acomb is primarily found in: New York, where 23 percent live, Ohio, where 16 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States Acomb exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Acomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Acomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Acomb surname rose 709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Acomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Acomb are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ascomb910/
Gacomb910/
Ashcomb831/
Ahscomb831/
Eagcomb830/
Hascomb830/
Hatcomb830/
Auscomb830/
Asomb8012/
Akomb802/
Ocomb801/
Acomf801/
Atchoumb771/
Hauscomb770/
Hocomb735/
Accomw732/
Akoomb731/
Heathcomb711/
Hoccomb673/
Achompe671/
Hoocomb671/
Aucomph670/
Hotcomb670/
Hodcomb670/

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