McCombie Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCombie Surname Definition:

MACCOMBIE, Maccombe, Maccomie, Macomie: Gaelic MacComaidh, a contracted form of MacThomaidh, 'son of Tommie or Tommy.' in Perthshire frequently Englished Thomson. The b was introduced into the name about the end of the eighteenth century.

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McCombie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6051:599,10648,792
Scotland5251:10,1981,405
England4211:132,34713,067
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Australia1341:201,46019,724
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Saint Lucia171:10,5171,068
Wales121:257,87814,969
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3871:9,6721,237
England1361:179,23114,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

McCombie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCOMBIE, Maccombe, Maccomie, Macomie: Gaelic MacComaidh, a contracted form of MacThomaidh, 'son of Tommie or Tommy.' in Perthshire frequently Englished Thomson. The b was introduced into the name about the end of the eighteenth century. MacComy was a common surname in Breadalbana 250 and more years ago. The Glenshee MaeCrries date their rise from the latter half of the fourteenth century. They appear as a distinct family in Glenshee in the sixteenth century, and in a feu-charter of the lands of Finnegand and Glenbeg granted in 1571 to John M'Comy Moir they are described as being ab antique tenants and possessors of these lands. Thom Makcome (three syllables), natural son of Johannes Makcome de Castelmylk, had a precept of legitimation "in debita form," 1508 (RSS., I, 1760). Ewin M'Comie is author of a short poem containing allusions to several individuals famous in Gaelic mythology (Book Dean of Lismore, p. 102). Margaret MacColmy was appointed lauendar (laundress) to the prince, 1540 and lames M'Comy had 'ane respitt' in 1542 for the slaughter of Alane McRowie (RSS., II, 3557, 4953). An assize upon Ferquhair McCombquhy was summoned at Elgin in 1556 (ALHT., X, p. 318). John Makthomy Makgillewie and William Makthomy Makgilleweyi's son gave their band to Duncan Campbell of Glenurquhay, 1586 (BBT., p. 240). In the "Roll of Clans," 1587, the Maccomies appear as "Clan M'Thomas in Glensche." Kaithren M'Comey, relict of umquhile Ewin M'Ewin, was "convict of blooding of the Lairdis ky" in December, 1623 (BBT., p. 379), which appears to point to a local famine. John McColmie was forfeited for assisting the marquis of Montrose, 1645 (APS.), and Patrick MuKommie had a bad reputation as a charmer at Kildrummie, 1663 (Alford Rec., p. 8, 9, 12, etc.). John M'Omie in Creitmoran, 1638 (BBT., p. 401). Mackomie and M'Komy 1696, M'Colmy 1644, McColme 1595, M'Come 1644; McChomay, M'Homie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic-Hebrew) Gaelic equiv. of Tom's Son: v. Thomas

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCombie Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCombie is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCombie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCombie is the 227,277th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of McCombie live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 599,106. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 29 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

McCombie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCombie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCombie surname expanded 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCombie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCombie surname are 8.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCombie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.36% less than the national average, earning 241,001 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.9% less than the national average, earning R 21,636 per year; in United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCombie9477/
MacOmbie8816/
MacCombe8815/
MacComber829/
Macoombie824/
MacCombee821/
Mocombe803,346/
Macombe8084/
MacCoumber7820/
MacOmber754,812/
Macombis7530/
Maccambi755/
MacOmbee752/
Mahcombe751/
Matcombe751/
Mokambie751/
MacOmbes751/
MacOmbey750/
Mcambi711,529/
Mcambe7112/
Mcumbi716/
Maycomber714/
McUmbe712/
Mascomber710/
MacKomber710/
Makombe6719,757/
Mokombe672,550/
Mokambi67402/
Mchomba67362/
Mokombi67242/
Makombi67229/
Mokambe67184/
McCumby6773/
Macomba6740/
Mchumbe6727/
Mchambi6717/
Macambe676/
Mouckoumbi672/
Moqambe671/
Maqombe671/
Mocomba671/
MacOmby670/

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