Slocombe Surname
Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname
Slocombe Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameSlocombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,271 | 1:43,838 | 5,559 |
| Australia | 546 | 1:49,443 | 6,165 |
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| Wales | 327 | 1:9,463 | 1,041 |
| Canada | 168 | 1:219,319 | 21,150 |
| Barbados | 68 | 1:4,227 | 536 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Grenada | 19 | 1:5,712 | 632 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 829 | 1:29,403 | 3,967 |
| Wales | 121 | 1:12,962 | 776 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Slocombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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]
(English) Dweller in a valley where blackthorn or sloe trees flourished.
A location name in Devon.
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Slocombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slocombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Slocombe is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Slocombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 153,842nd most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,551,662 people. The surname Slocombe is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Slocombe are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 43,838. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 15 percent live, Devon, where 10 percent live and City of Bristol, where 10 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Slocombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Slocombe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Slocombe surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slocombe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Slocombe surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the party.
The amount Slocombe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,294 CAD per year.
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