Coombes Surname
Approximately 16,972 people bear this surname
Coombes Surname Definition:
= Comb(e)s, q.v.
Coombes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,503 | 1:6,553 | 941 |
| Australia | 2,595 | 1:10,403 | 1,543 |
| United States | 1,701 | 1:213,086 | 20,798 |
| Wales | 924 | 1:3,349 | 363 |
| Canada | 923 | 1:39,919 | 4,984 |
| New Zealand | 793 | 1:5,710 | 941 |
| South Africa | 461 | 1:117,522 | 13,988 |
| Ireland | 270 | 1:17,441 | 1,896 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Scotland | 152 | 1:35,222 | 3,441 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Barbados | 25 | 1:11,498 | 820 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Gibraltar | 22 | 1:1,543 | 353 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,079 | 1:7,917 | 1,210 |
| Wales | 93 | 1:16,865 | 1,002 |
| Guernsey | 19 | 1:1,719 | 297 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
Coombes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Comb(e)s, q.v.
(English) One who came from Coombes (valleys), in Sussex.
(Cornish British) A place between hills, a valley; in the Welsh, Cwm.
Coombes Demographics
Coombes Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Coombes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coombes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Coombes is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Coombes.
How Common Is The Last Name Coombes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,458th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 429,386 people. The surname Coombes occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Coombes are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.
Coombes is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 8,503 people, or 1 in 6,553. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Hampshire, where 8 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Coombes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Coombes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 994 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,689 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coombes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Coombes surname are 16.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Coombes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.62% more than the national average, earning R 362,676 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,498 CAD per year.
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Coombes Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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