Seacombe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Seacombe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the secular,' one unbound by monastic rules; the opposite to religious.

'Religious folke ben full covert, Secular folke ben more apert.'

Walter le Seculer, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Seacombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
Wales241:128,9399,528
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Seacombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the secular,' one unbound by monastic rules; the opposite to religious.

'Religious folke ben full covert, Secular folke ben more apert.'

Walter le Seculer, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alice la Seculere, fil. and coheiress of Henrici le Seculer, Close Roll, 6 Edward I.

Alexander le Seculer. Calendarium Genealogicum.

Nicholas le Secular. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

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

(English) belonging to Seacombe; or Dweller at the Sea- or Lake- Combe [Old English sǽ, sea, lake+ cumb (Celtic), valley] Seacombe, Cheshire, was Secoumbe, Secom(e, Secum, a.d. 1301-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Seacombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seacombe has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seacombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,198,640th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Seacombe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Seacombe reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Seacombe is most prevalent in: West Sussex, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 19 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Aside from England Seacombe exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Seacombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seacombe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seacombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seacombe are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Seacombe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Secombe93351/
Sacombe935/
Seccombe881,396/
Sachombe8842/
Secombes882/
Seecombe881/
Sakombe8072/
Sekombe8037/
Jacombe8020/
Cacombe801/
Giscombe75912/
Sichombe75242/
Shakombe755/
Ceccombe755/
Ssekambe752/
Giacombe751/
Secconbe751/
Jiscombe751/
Siekambe751/
Ssekombe751/
Sackomba751/
Siscombe750/
Sichoombe71517/
Sekasembe713/
Sichhombe711/
Ssejjombe711/
Ssekaumbe711/
Sikombe679,202/
Southcombe67748/
Sikembe67357/
Sakombi67311/
Sasambe67308/
Gekombe67284/
Sekomba67257/
Sekamba67228/
Sakomba67125/
Sekhasimbe67122/
Sekhasembe6763/
Sekembe6740/
Sejambi675/
Sekombi674/
Zakombe674/
Sekumbe672/
Sakembe672/
Sakambe672/
Cikombe671/
Sikambe671/
Sesambi671/
Sekamwe671/
Giscombeip671/
Sazomba671/
Sazambe671/
Secamba671/
Jekombe671/

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