Edgecumb Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Edgecumb 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.

Edgecumb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Edgecumb 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

(Welsh), Edge of the valley. (variant: Combe.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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

Edgecumb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edgecumb is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgecumb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Edgecumb are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Edgecumb is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Edgecumb is primarily found in: California, where 67 percent are found and Florida, where 33 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found.

Edgecumb Last Name Statistics demography

Edgecumb earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgecum930/
Edgecomb881,607/
Hedgecomb822/
Edecomb800/
Edgecome7533/
Edeecomb751/
Edyecomb750/
Edjecomb750/

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