Comb Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Comb Surname Definition:

Mac Thom The name of a branch of the Scottish clan Mackintosh now fairly numerous in north-east Ulster. SIF 38

Comb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:946,36870,670
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1401:26,7372,399
England731:333,90921,641
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Comb (452) may also be a first name.

Comb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Thom The name of a branch of the Scottish clan Mackintosh now fairly numerous in north-east Ulster. SIF 38

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the deep hollow or valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Anglo-Saxon comb, a low place enclosed with hills, a valley (W. cwm). Hence Smallcomb.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Comb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Comb is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Comb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 433,610th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,189,844 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Comb are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 402,268th most numerous given name globally, borne by 452 people.

Comb is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 946,368. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 22 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Comb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Comb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Comb last name rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Comb last name are 4.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.95% registered with the party.

The amount Comb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.52% more than the national average, earning $63,853 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Combs8969,508/
Coomb8946/
Combt891/
Chomb891/
Coimb891/
Combz891/
Coumb891/
Coombs8032,065/
Coumbs80100/
Tchomb8077/
Commbs807/
Combss801/
Cuombs801/
Ccombs800/
Komb752,884/
Somb75462/
Camb75115/
Conb7528/
Jomb7521/
Zomb7520/
Comf7510/
Cumb756/
Comp753/
Comw751/
Combová7353/
Combova733/
D'Combs731/
Coomnbs731/
Chamb67807/
Tjomb67721/
Koimb67531/
Compe67416/
Comps67179/
Chumb67108/
Compt6755/
Koumb6737/
Kombz6728/
Tsomb6715/
Chomp6713/
Scomp6711/
Giomb6710/
Conbs677/
Cambs677/
Cumbs675/
Djomb673/
Zoumb673/
Comft673/
Commv672/
Kombd671/
Kombh671/
Comfe671/
Caumb671/
Jommb671/
Coump671/
Zhomb671/
Zombd671/
Joumb671/
Juomb671/
Cambì671/
Conbd671/
Kombp671/
Zombs670/

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Comb Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Comb
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