Luscomb Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

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

Luscomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Loscoombe,' (1) a locality in the parish of Illogan, Cornwall; (a) 'of Loscombe,' a hamlet in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset; (3) 'of Luscombe,' an estate near Dawlish ,Devon, which belonged to the family, and was their residence temp.

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Luscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Luscomb (50) may also be a first name.

Luscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Loscoombe,' (1) a locality in the parish of Illogan, Cornwall; (a) 'of Loscombe,' a hamlet in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset; (3) 'of Luscombe,' an estate near Dawlish ,Devon, which belonged to the family, and was their residence temp. Henry V; and probably much earlier, as the name of Hugh de Luscombe occurs in that county, 9 Edward I' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). No doubt the last is the true home of nine-tenths of the Luscombes or Luscombs of our directories.

1587. Henry Luscombe, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to 1 Luscombe (Devon); 2 Loscombe (Dorset: 10th cent. Hloscumb) = the Valley or Dell of the Animal-Enclosure [Old English hlós, an enclosure for domestic animals (cp.West.E, looze, a pig-sty)+cumb, a dell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate near Dawlish, co. Devon, which belonged to the family, and was their residence temp. Henry V. and probably much earlier, as the name of Hugh de Luscombe occurs in that county, 9. Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Luscombes, who are now numerous in the neighbouring districts of Ivybridge and Kingsbridge, probably in most cases in the first place derived their name from a hamlet in Harberton parish, near Totnes. Luscombe is also an estate near Dawlish, that belonged to an ancient family of the same name, and there they resided in the reign of Henry V., and probably much earlier, since there was a Hugh de Luscombe in the county in the reign of Edward I. (L.). Henry Luscombe of this county contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada fund in 1588 (Sp.). Ashburton possessed a family of Luscombe in the reign of Henry VIII.; the name occurs twice in the list of Ashburton churchwardens of that reign (A.). Chudleigh also owned a family of the name in the time of George I. (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Luscomb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luscomb is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luscomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Luscomb live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Luscomb is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

Luscomb is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 1,204,183. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Luscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luscomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luscomb last name grew 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luscomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luscomb last name are 4.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luscomb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.48% less than the national average, earning R 39,264 per year and in United States they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $40,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luiscomb930/
Lucomb921/
Liscomb86383/
Loscomb8651/
Luscumb8623/
Liscoumb8056/
Loescomb800/
Lisscomb800/
Lusamb7722/
Lucomp778/
Liscomp712/
Lokomb6211/
Lukamb621/
Laucamp5737/
Luskamp5723/
Loudjomp531/
Losscamp530/
Louskamp530/

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