Balcom Surname

119,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Balcom Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Balcombe (Baegloc’s hollow), in Sussex.

Balcom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2261:112,35612,181
Canada5691:64,7557,541
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9711:51,7195,853

Balcom (15) may also be a first name.

Balcom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Balcombe (Baegloc’s hollow), in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Balcom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balcom is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balcom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,291st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,891,395 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Balcom reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Balcom is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,226 people, or 1 in 112,356. In The United States Balcom is most numerous in: Michigan, where 14 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Balcom exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Balcom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balcom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balcom surname grew 332 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balcom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Balcom are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Balcom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkcom921,068/
Balcome92194/
Balckom924/
Balhcom921/
Baulcom920/
Balchom920/
Balkcomm862/
Balkcome860/
Balcon833,403/
Balsom831,031/
Balkom83209/
Balcam8390/
Balcão8389/
Balcum8329/
Walcom8324/
Bolcom8317/
Valcom832/
Balkcum77228/
Bolkcom77121/
Balcone77103/
Baulsom7746/
Walcome7731/
Balkcon7726/
Ballsom7723/
Balchum7720/
Bolcome7719/
Balsome7718/
Balcame775/
Balcham773/
Balkoom772/
Balczum771/
Balcont771/
Balckum771/
Balkcam771/
Valkcom771/
Valcome771/
Baldsom771/
Ballıcam719/
Balqacim711/
Baslkcum711/
Balkcone710/
Balcan674,556/
Balsam672,669/
Balkam671,874/
Walkom67622/
Balkum67282/
Balzam67248/
Balkon67183/
Bolsom67126/
Balzum6781/
Balcanova6743/
Bolcon6724/
Valcon6718/
Balcón676/
Valcam676/
Baljam674/
Baldschum672/
Bolcum671/
Bolzom671/
Balżam671/
Bolkom671/
Balqam671/

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Balcom Reference & Research

Baucum, Baucom et al FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Balcom
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