Coombs Surname
Approximately 32,065 people bear this surname
Coombs Surname Definition:
= Comb(e)s, q.v.
Coombs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,754 | 1:26,353 | 3,314 |
| England | 7,663 | 1:7,271 | 1,058 |
| Canada | 3,508 | 1:10,503 | 1,576 |
| Australia | 3,234 | 1:8,347 | 1,238 |
| Jamaica | 1,435 | 1:2,000 | 327 |
| Wales | 801 | 1:3,863 | 419 |
| South Africa | 453 | 1:119,598 | 14,221 |
| New Zealand | 282 | 1:16,058 | 2,799 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 168 | 1:8,119 | 1,176 |
| Scotland | 151 | 1:35,456 | 3,458 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 60 | 1:1,878 | 373 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Barbados | 17 | 1:16,909 | 980 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52 | 1:85,190 | 5,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,808 | 1:5,070 | 768 |
| Wales | 243 | 1:6,454 | 423 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,245 | 1:15,476 | 1,985 |
Coombs (34) may also be a first name.
Coombs 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.
Coombs Demographics
Average Male Coombs Height
176.39 cm
Average Female Coombs Height
162.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coombs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coombs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coombs occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Coombs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coombs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Coombs is the 17,275th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,274 people. Coombs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Coombs reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 34 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13,754 people, or 1 in 26,353. In The United States it is mostly found in: Utah, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 72 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Coombs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coombs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coombs last name grew 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 330 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,517 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coombs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Coombs surname are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Coombs earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.75% more than the national average, earning R 339,240 per year; in United States they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $44,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $49,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coomnbs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Choombs | 92 | 0 | / |
| Combs | 91 | 69,508 | / |
| Coomb | 91 | 46 | / |
| Coumbs | 83 | 100 | / |
| Koombs | 83 | 8 | / |
| Coomps | 83 | 7 | / |
| Commbs | 83 | 7 | / |
| Coonbs | 83 | 6 | / |
| Combss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cuombs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coomvs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Combst | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ccombs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Csombs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tcombs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Scombs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Comb | 80 | 793 | / |
| D'Combs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Comps | 73 | 179 | / |
| Kombs | 73 | 30 | / |
| Sombs | 73 | 15 | / |
| Cambs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Conbs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cumbs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Combc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Combt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coumb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Combz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coimb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zombs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chambs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chomps | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kombst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Compst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuumbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casmbs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Coombs Reference & Research
Combs FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Combs 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coombs
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