Holcombe Surname
Approximately 13,098 people bear this surname
Holcombe 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.
Read More About This SurnameHolcombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,568 | 1:34,298 | 4,276 |
| Australia | 1,031 | 1:26,184 | 3,564 |
| England | 973 | 1:57,264 | 6,900 |
| Thailand | 170 | 1:415,520 | 72,834 |
| Wales | 112 | 1:27,630 | 2,845 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 445 | 1:54,776 | 6,535 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,019 | 1:49,282 | 5,613 |
Holcombe (59) may also be a first name.
Holcombe 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.
(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]
(English) belonging to Holcombe (Soms., Devon, Lancs, &c.); 13th-cent. form usually Holecumb, Anglo-Saxon Holan- cumb (with inflexional -an)
(English) One who came from Holcombe (deep ravine), the name of several places in England.
Parishes, &c., in cos.
Local. (Saxon.) A woody vale, from Holt or Hulty, a wood, and combe, a valley.
A location name in Devon, Somerset.
Holcombe Demographics
Average Male Holcombe Height
177.01 cm
Average Female Holcombe Height
162.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Holcombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holcombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holcombe is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Holcombe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,064th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 556,386 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Holcombe live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 59 people.
The surname Holcombe is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 10,568 people, or 1 in 34,298. In The United States Holcombe is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Holcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holcombe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Holcombe last name increased 1,037 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holcombe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Holcombe surname are 29.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.81% being registered with the party.
The amount Holcombe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.76% less than the national average, earning R 114,636 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $44,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomber | 94 | 2 | / |
| Hollcombe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Holdcombe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Holcomnbe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Holcombes | 94 | 1 | / |
| Holcombie | 94 | 0 | / |
| Olcombe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Halcombe | 88 | 113 | / |
| Hulcombe | 88 | 69 | / |
| Holcomba | 88 | 6 | / |
| Holkombe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Holconbe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Jolcombe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Holcumbe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Holcambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Holsombe | 88 | 0 | / |
| Haulcombe | 82 | 15 | / |
| Holcombii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Haldcombe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Elcombe | 80 | 308 | / |
| Alcombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Challcombe | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ellcombe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Holkambe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Allcombe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Galcombe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kholkumbe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Holkhambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houldjonbe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Elcomby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Halkambe | 63 | 6 | / |
| Alezombi | 50 | 21 | / |
| Galkambe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Oldsamba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Alconver | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aljambeh | 50 | 1 | / |
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