Edgecombe Surname

148,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Edgecombe 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.

Edgecombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:506,93642,557
Bahamas6681:586123
England5271:105,72711,054
Australia3461:78,0229,105
New Zealand2811:16,1152,814
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France191:3,495,933219,029
Wales131:238,04114,239
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Montserrat111:45091
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:55,6526,609
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Edgecombe 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

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

Edgecombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edgecombe is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgecombe? popularity and diffusion

Edgecombe is the 148,682nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,451,243 people. The surname Edgecombe is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Edgecombe reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 715 people, or 1 in 506,936. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and Louisiana, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 22 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Edgecombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edgecombe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edgecombe last name increased 1,521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edgecombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Edgecombe surname is primarily Methodist (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Edgecombe surname are 4.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Edgecombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.91% less than the national average, earning R 168,936 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.88% more than the national average, earning $62,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgecoombe951/
Edgecomebe950/
Edgecomb941,607/
Edgecumbe89359/
Edgecambe890/
Isekombe5921/
Edekambi591/
Edjekambi561/
Ezeakonmba532/
Ejie Gomba531/

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Edgecombe Reference & Research

Edgcombe One-name Study - A profile of the Edgcombe surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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