Newcomb Surname

26,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,343 people bear this surname

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

Newcomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the new-comen,' a newly-settled stranger; compare Newman (q.v). The 'b' in Newcomb is excrescent. Newcomen is the invariable form in early rolls. Middle English cumen, cottteti, to come, pp. cumen, comen, come (Skeat).

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Newcomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,2051:18,8732,372
England4801:116,07911,845
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Australia2171:124,40413,629
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
France101:6,642,272293,169
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6971:34,9724,578
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1881:9,6801,234

Newcomb (51) may also be a first name.

Newcomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the new-comen,' a newly-settled stranger; compare Newman (q.v). The 'b' in Newcomb is excrescent. Newcomen is the invariable form in early rolls. Middle English cumen, cottteti, to come, pp. cumen, comen, come (Skeat).

'But the fflemynges among these things dere Incomen loven beste bacon and beer.' - Old Political Song.

'Newcomes, strangers newly arrived; v. Hollinshed, Conq. Ireland.' (Halliwell).

Gilbert le Neucum, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert le Neucomen, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert Neucomen, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert le Newcomen, Close Rolls, 9 Edward I.

Ricardus Newcomen, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1660. Robert Maddison and Elizabeth Newcomen: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

For Newcome, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The newly settled stranger, a newcomer.

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

From comb, a valley; or same as Newcome, Newcomen = stranger. compare Newman, Cumming.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Newcombe is an old Devonshire name. Richard Newcomb was twice mayor of Barnstaple in the reign of Henry VI. (G.). In the 16th and 17th centuries, a gentle family of Newcombe resided at Great Worthy, in Teignton - Drew (W.). The name was well known in Exeter from the 16th to the 18th century, and Newcomb was the name of the Exeter mayors of 1612, 1703, and 1713 (I.). Ashburton also possessed a family of the name in the 16th century, Newcombe being the name of the Ashburton churchwardens of 1550 and 1569 (A.). The name still survives in Exeter and Barnstaple.

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

Newcomb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newcomb occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newcomb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,462nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 358,234 people. The last name Newcomb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Newcomb live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Newcomb is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 51 people.

Newcomb is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 19,205 people, or 1 in 18,873. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Newcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newcomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Newcomb surname increased 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newcomb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Newcomb surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Newcomb earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning R 275,904 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $50,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newcombs935/
Newcoomb930/
Niewcomb930/
Newcombzz881/
Newcumb868/
Newconb866/
Newcomp864/
Newkomb860/
Nowcomb860/
Newcamp71177/
Newkemp570/

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