Edgcumbe Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Edgcumbe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgecombe,' an estate in the parish of Milton Abbot, Devon The earldom springs from the same property.

William de Egghacombe, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edgcumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2521:107,12611,994
England1901:293,25322,497
Canada641:575,71247,839
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Edgcumbe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgecombe,' an estate in the parish of Milton Abbot, Devon The earldom springs from the same property.

William de Egghacombe, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) Dweller at the Ridge- Valley [Middle English egge, edge, an edge, ridge, Old English ecg + Middle English combe, cumbe, Old English cumb (of Celtic orig.), a valley, hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Edgecombe: The Edgecombes, of Cotele in Calstock, and of Mount Edgecumbe in Maker, have a very distinguished history, and were sixteen times sheriff of Cornwall and Devon from 1487 to 1640 (G.) In the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the Edgecombes were Tavistock merchants (Worth's "Tavistock Records").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Edgcumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edgcumbe is most common in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgcumbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 526,921st most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. The last name Edgcumbe is predominantly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Edgcumbe live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Edgcumbe is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 107,126. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 91 percent are found, South Australia, where 5 percent are found and Western Australia, where 4 percent are found. Beside Australia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Edgcumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edgcumbe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Edgcumbe last name expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edgcumbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edgcumbe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edgcumbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.06% more than the national average, earning R 330,456 per year; in United States they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning $63,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $46,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgcombe88260/
Edgcumab881/
Edgcambe880/
Hedgcombe8213/
Edgwcombe821/
Edgcomb80323/
Edgcomp671/

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Edgcumbe Reference & Research

Edgcombe FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Edgcombe 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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