Titcomb Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Titcomb Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Tidcombe (Titta’s valley), in Wiltshire.

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Titcomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9841:368,35332,709
England2581:215,96118,397
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:75,0018,205
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Titcomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Tidcombe (Titta’s valley), in Wiltshire.

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

A location name in Wiltshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

Tit refers to small bird, i.e. titmouse; and comb refers to a low lying area or valley. Titcomb means 'bird valley'.

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Titcomb Last Name Facts

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

Titcomb is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Titcomb.

How Common Is The Last Name Titcomb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Titcomb is the 286,848th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Titcomb are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 984 people, or 1 in 368,353. In The United States Titcomb is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Titcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Titcomb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Titcomb last name expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Titcomb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Titcomb last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Titcomb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tittcomb9317/
Titccomb930/
Ticomb921/
Titcumb8680/
Tidcomb861/
Tetcomb860/
Titsomb860/
Titcomp860/
Tecomb770/
Teacomb710/
Tiotsomp671/
Titsamp571/
Tedcumb570/
Tecompt570/

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