Liscomb Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

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

Liscomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liscombe,' a hamlet in the parish of Soulbury, Buckinghamshire In some instances, no doubt, a variant of Luscombe, which see. (v. also Lipscomb.)

1623. William Michell and Jane Liscombe: Marriage Lic.

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Liscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

Liscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liscombe,' a hamlet in the parish of Soulbury, Buckinghamshire In some instances, no doubt, a variant of Luscombe, which see. (v. also Lipscomb.)

1623. William Michell and Jane Liscombe: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Liscombe (Bucks) [the first element is apparently a shortening of some pers. name in the genitive: the second is Old English cumb, a valley (from the Celtic]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in Buckinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Liscomb Last Name Facts

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

Liscomb is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liscomb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. Liscomb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Liscomb live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 1,044,550. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 12 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Liscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liscomb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liscomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liscomb surname are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Liscomb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $38,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litscomb9367/
Liscoumb9356/
Luiscomb930/
Lisscomb930/
Licomb921/
Luscomb86312/
Liscumb86138/
Lescomb8634/
Liscomp862/
Licombs861/
Liecomb860/
Lyscomb860/
Liscomw860/
Litcomb860/
Litsconb802/
Lecomb7713/
Lisamb770/
Lydsscomb750/
Lescomp711/

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