Ellcome Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ellcome Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Elcombe (Wilts) [the second element is the Old English cumb, a valley, hollow (Celtic cum); the first perh. represents the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ella]

Ellcome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098

Ellcome Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Elcombe (Wilts) [the second element is the Old English cumb, a valley, hollow (Celtic cum); the first perh. represents the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ella]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) belonging to Elcombe (Wilts)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ellcome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ellcome is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellcome? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Ellcome occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ellcome live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Ellcome is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Ellcome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ellcome has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elcome92317/
Allcome860/
Ellsome860/
Elcom831/
Elkome77183/
Elsome7754/
Alcome772/
Elcomi771/
Helcom770/
Elcume770/
Elcomt770/
Elkomey711,181/
Holcome7152/
Halcome7148/
Elkoome714/
Elzomer714/
Hillcom712/
Gelcame711/
Elcamer711/
Elcames711/
Yolcome711/
Elesome711/
Yelcoma711/
Gilcome710/
Elkom675/
Gelesome674/
Eljosmee671/
Elchamet671/
Elcam671/
Ellsamer670/
Halkcome670/

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