Hanscomb Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hanscomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hanscomb.' I cannot find the spot. In the United States this surname has ramified strongly as Hanscom. Of course the suffix is -comb; v. Combe.

1618. Robert Hanscombe and Sarah Fells: Marriage Lic.

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Hanscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:493,08031,588
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada501:736,91258,785
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Hanscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hanscomb.' I cannot find the spot. In the United States this surname has ramified strongly as Hanscom. Of course the suffix is -comb; v. Combe.

1618. Robert Hanscombe and Sarah Fells: Marriage Lic. (London).

1652. Married — William Hanscom and Mary Tennant: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1668. — Thomas Wale and Anne Hanscome: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who came from Hascomb (witches’ valley).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hanscomb Last Name Facts

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

Hanscomb is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hanscomb.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanscomb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Hanscomb live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hanscomb is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 493,080. In England Hanscomb is primarily found in: Greater London, where 29 percent are found, East Sussex, where 20 percent are found and Essex, where 16 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Hanscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hanscomb has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hanscomb surname rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hanscomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hanscomb last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Hanscomb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.15% more than the national average, earning R 378,204 per year; in United States they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning $52,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $44,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hannscomb940/
Hanscombs940/
Hainscomb940/
Anscomb93449/
Hancomb930/
Hanskomb881/
Handcomb881/
Aynscomb880/
Hamscomb880/
Hansconb880/
Henscomb880/
Honcomb800/
Hanscamp7546/
Anchomp672/
Auncomp671/
Ansomph671/
Hancamp670/
Hanskamp63145/
Einchcomb5918/
Ancamp572/
Ansamp571/
Honskamp508/

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