Liscombe Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Liscombe 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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Liscombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Jamaica721:39,8602,581
England551:1,013,05650,089
Wales381:81,4356,830
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales191:82,5483,796
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Liscombe 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

Liscombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liscombe occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Liscombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Liscombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,813th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname Liscombe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Liscombe reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Liscombe is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent live and Jamaica, where 12 percent live.

Liscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liscombe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Liscombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Liscombe surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Liscombe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $49,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litscombe942/
Lioscombe940/
Liscomber940/
Lisombe9378/
Licombe932/
Lisscomber890/
Luscombe885,113/
Lescombe88190/
Liscomve883/
Lisombee881/
Lisconbe881/
Leicombe880/
Litcombe880/
Licomber880/
Liccombe880/
Licombey880/
Lescombes82184/
Luiscumbe821/
Leescombe820/
Likombe802,365/
Lecombe8021/
Lesombe809/
Lisonbe804/
Lizombe804/
Lisambe802/
Lisombi801/
Lycombe800/
Lisonbee75539/
Lecomber75142/
Luskombe752/
Lisambee751/
Luscombi751/
Luscambe751/
Ledcombe750/
Lisonbie750/
Leecombe750/
Loizoumbe711/
Likombi672,086/
Likomba671,941/
Likambe67322/
Lekombe67223/
Lisambi67220/
Lizomba6724/
Lecomba674/
Lizombi671/
Lijambe671/
Lisamby670/
Lisonby670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liscombe
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