Francombe Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Francombe Surname Definition:

(French-Teut. + Latin) Free Man; also Frenchman [Anglo-French Frankhome, Fra(u)nchome; Old French franc + hom(m)e; Low Latin Franc-us, free, a Frank, from O.H.Ger. Franko, a Frank + Latin homo, man]

Francombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
Wales961:32,2353,244
Australia611:442,55234,724
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Wales191:82,5483,796

Francombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut. + Latin) Free Man; also Frenchman [Anglo-French Frankhome, Fra(u)nchome; Old French franc + hom(m)e; Low Latin Franc-us, free, a Frank, from O.H.Ger. Franko, a Frank + Latin homo, man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Frankcomb: Frankcomb and Frankcome, at present found in Wiltshire, were Gloucestershire names some five or six centuries back. In the Hundred Rolls of the 13th century we find Fraunchomme and Franchome. The name has been curiously modified in modern times, and thus it is that Frankcomb, Frankcome, Frankcum, and Frankham represent the early English appellation of a Frenchman.

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

Francombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Francombe is found most in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Francombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Francombe is the 721,185th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Francombe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Francombe live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England it is most numerous in: Gloucestershire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 11 percent reside. Barring England Francombe exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Francombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Francombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Francombe last name fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 505 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Francombe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Francombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 83.8% more than the national average, earning 636,086 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,842 CAD per year.

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