Cumber Surname
Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname
Cumber Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the comber,' i.e. the wool comber; compare Kempster. The early importance of this occupation was bound to create and preserve this surname. Comer drop s the A: usually after 'm' the same letter is intrusive; but there is no accounting for the freaks of popular nomenclature.
Read More About This SurnameCumber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 630 | 1:575,332 | 47,145 |
| England | 411 | 1:135,567 | 13,298 |
| Colombia | 87 | 1:549,127 | 7,304 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Cayman Islands | 18 | 1:3,550 | 469 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 255 | 1:95,590 | 9,792 |
| Guernsey | 13 | 1:2,512 | 419 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
Cumber (25) may also be a first name.
Cumber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the comber,' i.e. the wool comber; compare Kempster. The early importance of this occupation was bound to create and preserve this surname. Comer drop s the A: usually after 'm' the same letter is intrusive; but there is no accounting for the freaks of popular nomenclature.
Richard le Cumbere, Cambridgeshire , 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Cumbur, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter le Comber. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
1662. Married — Toby Comer and Sarah Parker: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1792. — Thomas Comber, clerk, and Elizabeth Coote: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Comber, q.v. Note, however, that the Irish place-name Cumber is the Irish comar, ' a confluence.’
1. The same as Comber. 2. "One of the Anglo-Saxon words for an ensign or standard was cumbor, whence probably Cumbra, the name of an Anglo-Saxon chief, A.D. 756. (Roger of Wendover). One having or bearing a standard. Ferguson.
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Cumber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cumber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cumber (Hindi: चुम्बेर) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cumber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 295,200th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Cumber live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 575,332. In The United States Cumber is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Colombia, where 7 percent live.
Cumber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cumber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cumber surname rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cumber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cumber last name are 22.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.01% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cumber earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning $18,782,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $39,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $44,983 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cumber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cumber in the Hindi language | ||
| चुम्बेर | cumbera | - |
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