Dunscombe Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dunscombe Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Dunscomb(e (Devon) = Dun(n)’s Valley or Dell [v. Dunn 1, and + Old English cumb, Celtic cúm]

Dunscombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:213,47918,261
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Wales551:56,2645,128
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Wales481:32,6751,788
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dunscombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Dunscomb(e (Devon) = Dun(n)’s Valley or Dell [v. Dunn 1, and + Old English cumb, Celtic cúm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Duncombe.

The Norman People (1874)

Dunscombe Last Name Facts

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

Dunscombe occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunscombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunscombe is the 494,499th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name Dunscombe is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dunscombe live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dunscombe is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 213,479. In England Dunscombe is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 15 percent reside, Somerset, where 14 percent reside and Surrey, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Wales, where 8 percent reside.

Dunscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunscombe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dunscombe surname grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunscombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dunscombe surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunscombe last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Dunscombe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.17% more than the national average, earning $51,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duncombe944,193/
Dunscomb94259/
Denscombe89110/
Dunsocmbe891/
Dumscombe890/
Duncombee890/
Dunconbe822/
Dunscamb820/
Danscomb820/
Denis Combe801/
Donzombe711/
Donzoumbe561/

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Dunscombe Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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