Comber Surname

132,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Comber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the comber,' i.e. the wool comber; compare Kempster. The early importance of this occupation was bound to create and preserve this surname. Comer drop s the A: usually after 'm' the same letter is intrusive; but there is no accounting for the freaks of popular nomenclature.

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Comber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3301:41,8935,364
United States6621:547,52145,313
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Canada2261:163,03416,442
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Poland1611:236,07930,273
Ireland1201:39,2413,109
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Isle of Man261:3,301713
Chile191:927,18319,125
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Wales161:193,40812,484
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belize11:355,4743,977
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1971:22,4872,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0001:24,3753,373
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Comber (24) may also be a first name.

Comber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the comber,' i.e. the wool comber; compare Kempster. The early importance of this occupation was bound to create and preserve this surname. Comer drop s the A: usually after 'm' the same letter is intrusive; but there is no accounting for the freaks of popular nomenclature.

Richard le Cumbere, Cambridgeshire , 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Cumbur, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter le Comber. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

1662. Married — Toby Comer and Sarah Parker: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1792. — Thomas Comber, clerk, and Elizabeth Coote: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Woolcomber, Flax- comber [M.E, comber; Old English camb, a comb + the agential suff. -ere] John le Comber.—Hundred Rolls 2 = Combe (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

3 the Anglo-Saxon pets, name Combra, Cumbra [prob. from Old English cumbor, a banner, insignia]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Ciaragáin A synonym of Kerrigan.

In Connacht occasionally of Ó Ciarain (Kerin), both by mistranslation. MIF 155

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

1. One who combs or prepares wool. 2. A modification of At-Combe. See termination ER.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Comber: maker of combs. This has become a surname, as Comper, Kemster, Kimber, Kemble.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Comber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Comber is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Comber.

How Common Is The Last Name Comber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,808th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,145,289 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Comber reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Comber is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 24 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 41,893. In England Comber is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Kent, where 10 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Comber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Comber has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Comber surname are 18.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Comber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.55% less than the national average, earning R 91,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.96% less than the national average, earning $14,085,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $52,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coomber9214,055/
Combier921,888/
Combere921,501/
Ciomber9299/
Chomber9273/
Combeer9257/
Coumber9221/
Combert9214/
Czomber9214/
Csomber922/
Commber922/
Cuomber921/
Combe9114,924/
Coumbere861/
Combes8315,768/
Coombe836,761/
Combet832,690/
Combey831,783/
Cumber831,292/
Combee83931/
Camber83798/
Komber83693/
Coumbe83600/
Combei83293/
Combie83146/
Zomber83131/
Somber8330/
Conber8326/
Combez835/
Combir834/
Combed833/
Combea831/
Combeh831/
Commbe831/
Szczomber801/
Coombes7716,972/
Cambier776,925/
Chamber771,731/
Combest771,361/
Chumber771,276/
Kombere77640/
Cambert77111/
Chombir77101/
Ziomber7794/
Conbeer7789/
Combess7787/
Coumbes7758/
Jombere7751/
Ciumber7744/
Jombert7728/
Cambere7726/
Conbere7725/
Cambeur7719/
Khomber7716/
Coombey7715/
Coombie7712/
Sombier7711/
Zombert7710/
Zomberh778/
Coonber776/
Ciamber774/
Cumbert774/
Soumber774/
Cumbere773/
Coombee772/
Komberh772/
Koumber771/
Cambeir771/
Coymbes771/
Combees771/
Czumber771/
Conbier771/
Coombea771/
Commuer771/
Coombei771/
Coombed771/
Conbear770/
Cambeer770/
Sombeir770/
Cammber770/
Conbert770/
Tchoumbert751/
Kombe7372,895/
Comba7312,619/
Cambe739,803/
Combi732,063/
Comby731,611/
Qombe7331/
Conbe7323/
Combé7320/
Comve731/
Combahee7128/
Dziomber7115/
Chambher719/
Zombeire714/
Koumbere713/
Giombert712/
Camberrt711/
Chambere711/
Coinbert711/
Chamberr711/
Cochimbe711/
Koimbere711/
Tchamber711/
Chombire711/
Chambeer711/
Ciambere711/
Connbear710/
Koumbert710/
Cohmouer710/
Kamber676,651/
Khombe673,872/
Kember671,871/
Combis671,774/
Samber671,672/
Qamber671,337/
Comboy67997/
Čamber67793/
Zamber67701/
Cambie67594/
Conver67542/
Coumba67527/
Cambet67244/
Koumbe67217/
Kombea67209/
Kombie67209/
Jamber67200/
Kumber67188/
Cambey67181/
Tschamber67178/
Cambei67169/
Dzhombere67132/
Combay67130/
Canber67105/
Combii6799/
Combaj6772/
Jombir6764/
Kombey6764/
Kümber6762/
Cambed6751/
Kombei6750/
Cambes6744/
Cambir6743/
Cambez6739/
Coomby6735/
Kombee6735/
Konber6734/
Sonber6729/
Zumber6726/
Coomba6726/
Combit6721/
Zomberová6719/
Kombeh6719/
Combyh6717/
Kombir6717/
Coimba6716/
Koimbe6715/
Cambee6712/
Combiz6712/
Coumbi6712/
Kotmbe6711/
Kombhe6711/
Çamber6710/
Komberova679/
Cambeu679/
Sombir677/
Conuer677/
Kkombe677/
Koombe674/
Kombeu674/
Counbe673/
Conbee673/
Combih673/
Comboa673/
Caumbe673/
Conbey672/
Kotimbere672/
Cunber672/
Combio672/
Combui672/
Commby672/
Comboi672/
Camberová672/
Gcombi672/
Commpe671/
Chambhere671/
Coumbeitt671/
Conwer671/
Coonbe671/
Coimbi671/
Comboj671/
Conbie671/
Conbez671/
Kotembere671/
Conbes671/
Combiy671/
Tchonbere671/
Combai671/
Coumby670/
Conmpe670/
Comvir670/
Cambge670/
Comvey670/
Comuir670/

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