McCombs Surname

44,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McCombs Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

McCombs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5981:31,2523,890
Canada2631:140,09714,419
England561:994,96549,531
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0181:24,8853,088

McCombs (28) may also be a first name.

McCombs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McCombs Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCombs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCombs? popularity and diffusion

McCombs is the 44,286th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 621,433 people. McCombs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McCombs are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name on earth, held by 28 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 11,598 people, or 1 in 31,252. In The United States McCombs is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States McCombs is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

McCombs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCombs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCombs last name rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCombs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCombs surname are 21.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCombs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $53,750 CAD per year.

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McCombs Reference & Research

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McCombs-McComb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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