Comstock Surname
Approximately 14,421 people bear this surname
Comstock Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in a deep valley; one who came from Comstock (monastery in a narrow valley), in England.
Read More About This SurnameComstock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,007 | 1:25,877 | 3,258 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,868 | 1:10,316 | 1,345 |
Comstock (22) may also be a first name.
Comstock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in a deep valley; one who came from Comstock (monastery in a narrow valley), in England.
(Dutch.) From kom, a dock or harbor, and stock, a stick or timber—the wharf or dock of timber.
User-submitted Reference
The Comstock surname was created by William Comstock who emigrated from Devonshire England in the 1630s. It's a place name. The town of Culmstock is on the Culm river in Devon.
- davidcomComstock Demographics
Average Male Comstock Height
176.63 cm
Average Female Comstock Height
162.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Comstock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Comstock Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Comstock is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Comstock? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,570th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 505,343 people. The surname Comstock occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Comstock live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 14,007 people, or 1 in 25,877. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The United States Comstock occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Ecuador, where 0 percent reside.
Comstock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Comstock has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Comstock Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Comstock last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Comstock earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $43,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,548 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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