Colcombe Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Colcombe Surname Definition:

From Challacombe; a location name in Devon Or Chalcombe Northamptonshire.

Colcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Wales1091:28,3902,914
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Wales21:784,20816,349

Colcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Challacombe; a location name in Devon Or Chalcombe Northamptonshire.

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

Colcombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colcombe is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Colcombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Colcombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colcombe is the 818,364th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Colcombe reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England Colcombe is most prevalent in: Herefordshire, where 20 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 18 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 13 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Colcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colcombe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colcombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colcombe surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

Colcombe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,543 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colcombet94193/
Jolcombe882/
Colconbe881/
Challcombe780/
Salcombe7573/
Culcumber710/
Calcumba631/
Kholkumbe5917/
Kaltchoumbe531/
Joselchambi531/
Kalkumbe501,636/
Kolkamba509/
Kulkumbe505/
Kalkambe504/
Kalsambe501/

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