Balcombe Surname

190,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Balcombe Surname Definition:

A parish in Sussex.

Balcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9801:56,8556,864
Australia6581:41,0275,276
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Canada1191:309,62728,530
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines541:2,086397
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales91:343,83718,086
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4571:53,3386,409
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Balcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Balcombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balcombe is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Balcombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balcombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,894th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,299,025 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Balcombe are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Balcombe is most common in England, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 56,855. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Balcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balcombe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balcombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Balcombe surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Balcombe last name are 13.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.38% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baulcombe9458/
Ballcombe944/
Balcombie940/
Bolcombe882/
Balconbe881/
Wolcombe753/
Balsomba751/
Woolcombe7164/
Wollcombe710/
Woollcombe67156/

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