Comloquoy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Comloquoy Surname Definition:

Local, from small place of the name in Orkney. Mareoun Cumlaquoy in Birsay accused of witchcraft, 1643 (Dalyell, Darker superstitions, p. 8,109). John Halcro Comloquoy of Birsay was married in 1942.

Comloquoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England11:24,375,369195,128

Comloquoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local, from small place of the name in Orkney. Mareoun Cumlaquoy in Birsay accused of witchcraft, 1643 (Dalyell, Darker superstitions, p. 8,109). John Halcro Comloquoy of Birsay was married in 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

CUMLAQUOY, Comloquoy: Local, from small place of the name in Orkney. Mareoun Cumlaquoy in Birsay accused of witchcraft, 1643 (Dalyell, Darker superstitions, p. 8,109). John Halcro Comloquoy of Birsay was married in 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Comloquoy Last Name Facts

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

Comloquoy occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Comloquoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Comloquoy are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Comloquoy is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland Comloquoy is most numerous in: Highland, where 75 percent reside and Orkney, where 25 percent reside. Beside Scotland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Comloquoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Comloquoy has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Comloquoy last name contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conloque713/
Coumalgou6711/
Camlousky671/

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