Anscomb Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Anscomb Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Æn(n)e’s Hollow or Valley [v. under Ann(e1 and Combe respectively].

Anscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:172,50215,799
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Anscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Æn(n)e’s Hollow or Valley [v. under Ann(e1 and Combe respectively].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anscomb Last Name Facts

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

Anscomb occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Anscomb.

How Common Is The Last Name Anscomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anscomb is the 667,223rd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. The last name Anscomb is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Anscomb are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 172,502. In England Anscomb is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Anscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Anscomb has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Anscomb surname grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anscomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Anscomb surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Anscomb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $43,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $46,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanscomb93360/
Aynscomb930/
Hannscomb880/
Hanscombs880/
Hainscomb880/
Hancomb860/
Hanskomb801/
Handcomb801/
Henscomb800/
Hamscomb800/
Hansconb800/
Anchomp712/
Auncomp711/
Ansomph711/
Honcomb710/
Hanscamp6746/
Einchcomb6318/
Ancamp622/
Ansamp621/
Hancamp570/
Hanskamp53145/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anscomb
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