Coombes Surname

31,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Coombes Surname Definition:

= Comb(e)s, q.v.

Coombes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,5031:6,553941
Australia2,5951:10,4031,543
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
Wales9241:3,349363
Canada9231:39,9194,984
New Zealand7931:5,710941
South Africa4611:117,52213,988
Ireland2701:17,4411,896
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Scotland1521:35,2223,441
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
France451:1,476,060142,161
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Barbados251:11,498820
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0791:7,9171,210
Wales931:16,8651,002
Guernsey191:1,719297
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey81:6,4851,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Coombes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Comb(e)s, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Coombes (valleys), in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Cornish British) A place between hills, a valley; in the Welsh, Cwm.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coombes Last Name Facts

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

Coombes is found most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Coombes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coombes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,458th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 429,386 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Coombes live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

Coombes is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 8,503 people, or 1 in 6,553. In England Coombes is primarily found in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Hampshire, where 8 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname 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 incidence of Coombes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Coombes last name expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 994 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,689 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coombes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coombes last name are 16.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.5% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Combes9215,768/
Coombe926,761/
Coomber8614,055/
Combest861,361/
Combess8687/
Combies8663/
Coumbes8658/
Coombey8615/
Coombie8612/
Coonbes865/
Coombee862/
Koombes862/
Coymbes861/
Coomves861/
Coombed861/
Chombes861/
Coombei861/
Coombea861/
Combees861/
Coomues861/
Coembes861/
Combe8314,924/
Coombesová821/
Koombies804/
Comber773,397/
Combet772,690/
Combey771,783/
Combis771,774/
Combee77931/
Coumbe77600/
Combei77293/
Sombes77157/
Combie77146/
Cumbes7779/
Cambes7744/
Coomby7735/
Coomba7726/
Kombes7723/
Combez775/
Koombe774/
Combed773/
Combeh771/
Comves771/
Combea771/
Coonbe771/
Conbes771/
Commbe771/
Cumbest71304/
Cumbess71302/
Cambeis71241/
Cambest7173/
Combeer7157/
Chambes7155/
Coumbis7145/
Kombese7127/
Combiez7124/
Coumber7121/
Cambies7116/
Coombay718/
Coonber716/
Conbest713/
Commber712/
Comvest712/
Cuomber711/
Cambess711/
Koombis711/
Chonbes711/
Kombesh711/
Combais711/
Cambese711/
Zombese711/
Combios711/
Coonbis711/
Cumbees711/
Combois710/
Kombe6772,895/
Comba6712,619/
Cambe679,803/
Combi672,063/
Comby671,611/
Combiths6733/
Qombe6731/
Combahee6728/
Conbe6723/
Combé6720/
Kombeets679/
Chambess672/
Cochimbe671/
Chambesh671/
Comve671/
Cambesse671/
Chambees670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coombes
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