Slocomb Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Slocomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slocombe,' some place in the south-west of England that I have not discovered. The suffix -comb is very common in Devonshire place names; v. Combe.

1564. Henry Slocum, or Sloocume: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Slocomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Australia321:843,61652,533
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Slocomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slocombe,' some place in the south-west of England that I have not discovered. The suffix -comb is very common in Devonshire place names; v. Combe.

1564. Henry Slocum, or Sloocume: Register of the University of Oxford.

1596. Gilbert Slucumbe, Somerset: ibid.

A curious variant is found in the following entries:

1730. Married — Thomas Slokam and Isabella Brown: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1808. — Joseph Thompson and Ann Slockham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Slocombe; or Dweller at the SLOE(-tree)- Valley or Hollow [Old English slá + cumb (from the Celtic), valley, etc.] A Slacomb occurs in a Somerset charter A.D. 942: 'Cart. Sax.’ no. 776; and Slocombe is mentioned in a Devonshire ‘Inq. ad q. Damn.’ A.D. 1316-7.

2 for Slow-Come, a nickname for a Sluggard [Old English sláw, slow; cuman (pret. sing, cóm), to come]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in a valley where blackthorn or sloe trees flourished.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Slocomb Last Name Facts

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

Slocomb occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slocomb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 707,442nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname Slocomb is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Slocomb live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 1,029,713. In The United States Slocomb is most common in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Slocomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slocomb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slocomb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Slocomb surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Slocomb last name are 0.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.61% being registered to vote for the party.

Slocomb earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $38,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slocoumb931/
Slocombs930/
Slocumb861,096/
Sloconb861/
Slokomb861/
Slacomb860/
Sloecumb800/
Slocunb711/
Slacamb710/
Clacomb710/
Slacumb710/
Claucomb671/
Clagcomb670/

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Slocomb Reference & Research

Slocum DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Slocum 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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