Newcombe Surname

48,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Newcombe 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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Newcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0901:13,6232,012
United States2,1821:166,11316,863
Australia1,9561:13,8011,972
Canada1,2951:28,4523,750
New Zealand3351:13,5172,344
Wales2391:12,9481,436
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Macau11:601,6301,582
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0221:12,0551,835
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Newcombe (20) may also be a first name.

Newcombe 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

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

Newcombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newcombe is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newcombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,707th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 688,934 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Newcombe live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 20 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 4,090 people, or 1 in 13,623. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 9 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England Newcombe is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Newcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newcombe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 351 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 973 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 101 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newcombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Newcombe surname are 6.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Newcombe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.43% more than the national average, earning R 331,332 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,436 CAD per year.

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Nacambe671/
N'Combo671/
Nuocomb670/

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