Biscomb Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Panama

Biscomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bispham,' a village three miles from Poulton, in the Fylde district, Lancashire; anciently Biscopham, i.e. the bishop's dwelling (v. Baines' History Lancashire ii. 507).

Averia de Bispham, Lancashire, 1288: Baines' History Lancashire.

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Biscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Panama261:150,4714,892
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Biscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bispham,' a village three miles from Poulton, in the Fylde district, Lancashire; anciently Biscopham, i.e. the bishop's dwelling (v. Baines' History Lancashire ii. 507).

Averia de Bispham, Lancashire, 1288: Baines' History Lancashire.

Henry de Bispham, Lancashire, 1365: ibid.

Robert de Bispham, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Laurence Byspham, Lancashire, 1542: Preston Guild Rolls.

Margaret Bispham, of Pilling, 1670: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Bispham, of Little Woolton, 1689: Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Two places in Lancashire are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Biscomb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biscomb occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biscomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biscomb is the 1,290,735th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Biscomb are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England Biscomb is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 47 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 24 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Panama, where 15 percent reside.

Biscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Biscomb has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Biscomb last name rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biscomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biscomb surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the party.

Biscomb earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisomb921/
Wiscomb86142/
Biscumb860/
Biscompt801/
Weiscomb800/
Bikomb771/
Becomb770/
Biscamp71278/
Wescomb7165/
Wiscamb7112/
Beacomb710/
Beecomb710/
Betcomb710/
Biscamps6718/
Baisambh671/
Biskcamp670/

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