Slocombe Surname

153,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Slocombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2711:43,8385,559
Australia5461:49,4436,165
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Wales3271:9,4631,041
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Barbados681:4,227536
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Grenada191:5,712632
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8291:29,4033,967
Wales1211:12,962776
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

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]

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

A location name in Devon.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slowcombe941/
Sloucombe940/
Slocomb93415/
D'Slocombe891/
Slocumbe888/
Slucombe881/
Clocombe881/
Slokomb801/
Slacomb800/
Slacamb670/
Slocampo631/
Sligumba502/

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