Cumber Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

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.

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Cumber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:575,33247,145
England4111:135,56713,298
Colombia871:549,1277,304
Canada381:969,62173,252
Israel321:267,42624,032
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2551:95,5909,792
Guernsey131:2,512419
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Comber, q.v. Note, however, that the Irish place-name Cumber is the Irish comar, ' a confluence.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumber921,276/
Ciumber9244/
Coumber9221/
Cumbert924/
Cumbere923/
Czumber921/
Cumbe91107,736/
Coumbere861/
Comber833,397/
Cumbie832,777/
Cumbee831,484/
Coumbe83600/
Sumber83383/
Kumber83188/
Cumbey83155/
Cumbes8379/
Jumber8353/
Cumbea8352/
Zumber8326/
Cumbet833/
Caumbe833/
Cunber832/
Cummbe831/
Gcumbe831/
Coomber7714,055/
Combier771,888/
Kumbier77480/
Cumbest77304/
Cumbess77302/
Coumbes7758/
Combeer7757/
Kumbher7753/
Seumber7743/
Kumbere7737/
Jumbert7733/
Czomber7714/
Jumbere777/
Kunmber775/
Soumber774/
Cumbire773/
Csomber772/
Cheumbe772/
Commber772/
Sumberh772/
Khumber771/
Koumber771/
Kummber771/
Cumbees771/
Cunmbee771/
Zumbere771/
Kumberz770/
Chunber770/
Tchoumbert751/
Cumba7329,931/
Cumbi7320,207/
Combe7314,924/
Kumbe731,873/
Cumby731,693/
Cumbá737/
Cunbe732/
Cumve731/
Cumbaire7129/
Cumbayre716/
Kumbhere715/
Koumbere713/
Cuchimbe712/
Kkunmber711/
Cutnbert711/
Keumbeur711/
Khumbher711/
Cuchembe711/
Kunmbher711/
Cumbeitz710/
Koumbert710/
Coombe676,761/
Caumba671,998/
Combey671,783/
Combee67931/
Komber67693/
Coumba67527/
Cumbay67398/
Kumbhe67341/
Combei67293/
Kumbey67285/
Koumbe67217/
Cumbaa67179/
Combie67146/
Kaumbe67142/
Zunber67142/
Zomber67131/
Kumbie6799/
Khumbe6794/
Cumbis6786/
Kumberová6783/
Sunber6767/
Kümber6762/
Kumbea6755/
Kunber6727/
Conber6726/
Cumbaj6724/
Kumver6717/
Zumberova6716/
Cumbai6714/
Keumbe6714/
Kumbir6713/
Kumbeh6713/
Coumbi6712/
Sumbir678/
Conuer677/
Cuimba676/
Kumbee674/
Combir674/
Caumbi674/
Kumwer673/
Cumbha673/
Counbe673/
Kumbei673/
Cumvee672/
Cumbio672/
Kumbed672/
Gcumba672/
Jumbir671/
Kuimbe671/
Hcumby671/
Cumbid671/
Coumbeitt671/
Cunbea671/
Cunbee671/
Cunbie671/
Combea671/
Commbe671/
Cuimbi671/
Cumboa670/
Coumby670/
Cunbey670/
Cunbir670/
Junber670/

Cumber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cumber in the Hindi language
चुम्बेरcumbera-

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