Pincombe Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pincombe Surname Definition:

Most probably shortened from (Mac)comb, which see. A payment was made to Robert Comb, wright in Edinburgh, 1728 (Guildry, p. 168). George Combe (1788—1858), the phrenologist, and his brother Andrew (1797—1847), physician, were two of the most eminent of the name.

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Pincombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:189,51716,830
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia531:509,35338,491
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales91:343,83718,086
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Pincombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably shortened from (Mac)comb, which see. A payment was made to Robert Comb, wright in Edinburgh, 1728 (Guildry, p. 168). George Combe (1788—1858), the phrenologist, and his brother Andrew (1797—1847), physician, were two of the most eminent of the name.

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

From Anglo-Saxon comb, Celt, cwm, a hollow in a hill, a valley. In medieval writings, At-Comb, At-Cumb, &c. There are places called Comb or Combe in Sussex, Devon, Somerset, &c.-Combs in Suffolk-Coombe in Wilts, Dorset, and Hants,-and Coombs in Sussex, Derby, and Dorset. Several of these have conferred their names on families.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The family bear three combs argent in their arms, whence probably the name.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

From Pinnacombe; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pincombe Last Name Facts

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

Pincombe occurs most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pincombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 457,199th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Pincombe are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Pincombe is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 189,517. In England Pincombe is most common in: Devon, where 40 percent are found, Somerset, where 22 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Pincombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pincombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pincombe last name grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,052 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pincombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pincombe surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Pincombe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $57,544 CAD per year.

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Pincombe Reference & Research

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PINCOMBE 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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