Holcomb Surname

14,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Holcomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holcombe,' parishes in Somerset, Devon, and Lancashire. Also a tithing in the parish of Newington, Oxfordshire.

Henry de Holecoumbe, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Holcomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,9631:9,5481,162
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Australia361:749,88148,970
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7241:7,469947

Holcomb (90) may also be a first name.

Holcomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holcombe,' parishes in Somerset, Devon, and Lancashire. Also a tithing in the parish of Newington, Oxfordshire.

Henry de Holecoumbe, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Holecumbe, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Holecumb, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Simon de Holecumb, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Holcombe (Soms., Devon, Lancs, &c.); 13th-cent. form usually Holecumb, Anglo-Saxon Holan- cumb (with inflexional -an) [Middle English hol(e, Old English hol, a hole, cave, den, hollow; deep + Old English cumb (from Celtic), a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) belonging to Holcombe (Soms., Devon, Lancs, &c.); 13th-cent. form usually Holecumb, Anglo-Saxon Holan- cumb (with inflexional -an)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Holcombe (deep ravine), the name of several places in England.

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

Parishes, &c., in cos.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Saxon.) A woody vale, from Holt or Hulty, a wood, and combe, a valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Holcomb Last Name Facts

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

Holcomb is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holcomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,552nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 190,290 people. The surname Holcomb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Holcomb reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Holcomb is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 90 people.

The surname Holcomb is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 37,963 people, or 1 in 9,548. In The United States Holcomb is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Holcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holcomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holcomb last name increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holcomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holcomb surname are 18.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holcomb earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.99% less than the national average, earning R 140,220 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $41,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,835 CAD per year.

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