Comberbach Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Comberbach Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Comberbach,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire The modern variants of the surname are many and curious; v. Counterpatch.

Roger Comberbach, of Wych Malbank, 1603: Wills at Chester.

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Comberbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada511:722,46357,796
England421:1,326,62059,571
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432

Comberbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Comberbach,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire The modern variants of the surname are many and curious; v. Counterpatch.

Roger Comberbach, of Wych Malbank, 1603: Wills at Chester.

Richard Cumberbach, of Congleton, 1633: ibid. (1621-50).

1739. Married — Francis Durham and Mary Cumberbach: St. George, Hanover Square.

1795. — John Cumberpatch and Elizabeth Sour: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Comberbach' (v. Cumberbatch). This curious variant is given on the authority of Mr. Bowditch.' In the London Morning Herald of June 34, 1859, are mentioned suits of Messrs. Hemsworth, Counterpatch, and Bedborough': Suffolk Surnames.

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

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Comberbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Comberbach is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Comberbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Comberbach live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 722,463. In Canada Comberbach is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 94 percent live, British Columbia, where 4 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Barring Canada this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Comberbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Comberbach has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Comberbach last name fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comberbach Last Name Statistics demography

Comberbach earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,782 CAD per year.

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Comberbach Reference & Research

Cumberbatch One-name Study - A profile of the Cumberbatch surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Cumberbatch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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