Seccombe Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Seccombe Surname Definition:

(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.

Seccombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4331:62,3467,528
England4131:134,91113,250
United States3631:998,50973,813
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Seccombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

For Seacombe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon Or Seacombe, Cheshire.

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

Seccombe was the name of a gentleman who owned Pelrew in St. Ewe parish early last century (G.).

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

Seccombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seccombe is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seccombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seccombe is the 277,488th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Seccombe are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 62,346. In Australia Seccombe is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 43 percent are found, Queensland, where 40 percent are found and Victoria, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Australia Seccombe exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Seccombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seccombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Seccombe surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seccombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Seccombe surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Seccombe surname are 5.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Seccombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.8% more than the national average, earning R 458,160 per year; in United States they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning $58,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $56,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Secombe93351/
Seacombe88197/
Ceccombe885/
Secombes882/
Seecombe881/
Secconbe881/
Sekombe8037/
Ssekombe751/
Chicombe751/
Siscombe750/
Sikombe679,202/
Sekomba67257/
Sekombi674/
Sekumbe672/
Secamba671/
Cikombe671/

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