Balcombe Surname
Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname
Balcombe Surname Definition:
A parish in Sussex.
Balcombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 980 | 1:56,855 | 6,864 |
| Australia | 658 | 1:41,027 | 5,276 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54 | 1:2,086 | 397 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 457 | 1:53,338 | 6,409 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Balcombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A parish in Sussex.
Local. From Bal, Gaelic, a round body, any thing thrown up; a building, house, town; and combe, a valley; the round valley; tin—works thrown up in a valley, or a dwelling in such a place.
A location name in Sussex.
Balcombe Demographics
Balcombe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Balcombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balcombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balcombe is most common in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balcombe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 190,894th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,299,025 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Balcombe live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.
Balcombe is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 980 people, or 1 in 56,855. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Balcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balcombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Balcombe last name rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balcombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Balcombe surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.38% registered with the party.
The amount Balcombe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.57% more than the national average, earning $55,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $42,508 CAD per year.
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