Harcombe Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Harcombe Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Hare- Valley [Old English hara+cumb (of Celtic orig.]

Harcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:161,97115,135
Australia2091:129,16614,085
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Wales571:54,2904,971
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Harcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Hare- Valley [Old English hara+cumb (of Celtic orig.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Harcombe Last Name Facts

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

Harcombe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harcombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harcombe is the 406,240th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Harcombe are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 161,971. In England Harcombe is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent reside, Surrey, where 10 percent reside and Merseyside, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Harcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harcombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Harcombe last name grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harcombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Harcombe last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Harcombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.5% more than the national average, earning R 476,460 per year; in United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.01% less than the national average, earning $34,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arcombe9327/
Hercombe883/
Horcombe880/
Archambe750/
Charchambey741/
Archambea711/
Archambeat671/
Harchambois6310/
Charkamba5915/
Arkhomwet592/
Arkomwech591/
Harkanbee591/
Oursoumbe591/
Orsambe536/
Harkanba5041/
Orsamber506/
Arshamba500/

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