Ferncombe Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ferncombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferncombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
England351:1,591,94567,242
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616

Ferncombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferncombe is found most frequently in Ireland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ferncombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferncombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Ferncombe occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ferncombe reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Ferncombe is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 46,623. In Ireland it is most common in: Munster, where 80 percent live, Ulster, where 19 percent live and Leinster, where 1 percent live. Aside from Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Ferncombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferncombe has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Ferncombe surname increased 842 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ferncombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferncombe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis