Challacombe Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Challacombe Surname Definition:

A place in co. Devon.

Challacombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Australia971:278,30624,956
Wales431:71,9666,223
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Challacombé (1) are calculated separately.

Challacombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A place in co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Challacombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Challacombe is most common in England. It can be rendered as a variant: Challacombé. For other potential spellings of Challacombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Challacombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Challacombe is the 614,324th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Challacombe are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 43 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 13 percent are found and Hampshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Challacombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Challacombe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Challacombe surname expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Challacombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Challacombe are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Challacombe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning $51,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $51,002 CAD per year.

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