Sercombe Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sercombe 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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Sercombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:111,88411,526
Australia2481:108,85412,149
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4331:56,2946,679
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sercombe 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)

Sercombe Last Name Facts

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

Sercombe is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sercombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sercombe? popularity and diffusion

Sercombe is the 363,673rd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Sercombe live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England Sercombe is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 38 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Sercombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sercombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sercombe last name grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sercombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sercombe last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sercombe last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sercombe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sircombe8820/
Sarcombe880/
Sercomby880/
Sercumbe880/
Serconvis591/
Serconviz591/
Cersamba5035/
Sirkamba5015/
Sarqambi501/
Cerşamba501/

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