Buncombe Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Buncombe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buncombe,' or 'Boncombe,' some spot in the West country, probably Somerset For suffix, v. Combe.

Richard de Bounecombe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Buncombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Buncombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buncombe,' or 'Boncombe,' some spot in the West country, probably Somerset For suffix, v. Combe.

Richard de Bounecombe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

Buncombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buncombe is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buncombe? popularity and diffusion

Buncombe is the 1,589,322nd most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Buncombe are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England Buncombe is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 38 percent are found, Suffolk, where 26 percent are found and Hampshire, where 16 percent are found. Apart from England Buncombe exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Buncombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buncombe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Buncombe surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buncombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buncombe surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buncombe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning R 284,808 per year; in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $53,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bumcombe880/
Bonkombe7521/
Bonsombe754/
Bonzambe6389/
Bunkumba6362/
Bonkombi6355/
Bonsombi6348/
Bonsomba6321/
Bunjambi631/
Bunkamnued561/
Bonkumba5034/

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