Ashcombe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ashcombe Surname Definition:

Places in Devonshire, Sussex, &c.

Ashcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Ashcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Places in Devonshire, Sussex, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ashcombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashcombe is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashcombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ashcombe are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Ashcombe is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 54 percent are found, Surrey, where 31 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 8 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Ashcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ashcombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ashcombe surname decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ascombe931/
Gascombe880/
Auscombe880/
Acombe860/
Escombe8029/
Acombet8016/
Hocombe808/
Oscombe801/
Goscombe75148/
Ahcamber751/
Hacomber750/
Gascumbe750/
Accombey750/
Akombe71505/
Acomba714/
Huizcombe711/
Acombi711/
Gakombe67156/
Akoumbe6712/
Acamber677/
Hokombe673/
Aucomby671/
Akombea671/
Escombi671/
Hakombe671/
Askomba671/
Akonmbe671/
Akombie671/
Ocomber670/

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Footnotes

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