Tomb Surname

331,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom, or Toms, with intrusive 'b' after 'm'.

1632. Roger Newcourt and Alice Tomes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1683. Married — Edward Tomes and Dorothy Collier: St.

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Tomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:423,43336,646
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
England211:2,653,24194,788
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland661:67,1195,026
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

Tomb (84) may also be a first name.

Tomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom, or Toms, with intrusive 'b' after 'm'.

1632. Roger Newcourt and Alice Tomes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1683. Married — Edward Tomes and Dorothy Collier: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. — Thomas Tombes and Mary Broffe: ibid.

1702. — Abraham Russell and Rebeccah Tombs: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) Descendant of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

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

Ferguson derives this surname, and Tombleson, from an old High German root, tuom, equivalent to A.-Saxon dom., judgment; but as he puts them in juxtaposition with Thoms, Thomson, Tomkin, and other known derivatives of "Thomas." his etymology is not to be accepted. If this name is pronounced Tombs, it is no doubt the genitive of Tom.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. From Tom, Toms, from Thomas. 2. From Tim, Timm, Tims, Timms, Timbs, from Timothy.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tomb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tomb occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 331,287th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,524,213 people. The surname Tomb is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Tomb live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tomb is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 84 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 423,433. In The United States Tomb is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Tomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tomb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tomb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tomb surname is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tomb surname are 5.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.53% being registered with the political party.

Tomb earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $38,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombs893,277/
Toomb8968/
Toumb8965/
Toimb8912/
Thomb891/
Toombs807,942/
Toumbs80127/
Tommbs802/
Thoumb801/
Tonmbs800/
Tombss800/
Tamb75343/
Tomp75324/
Temb75233/
Tumb75182/
Tomf7553/
Tonb756/
Tomv752/
Tombova7333/
Tombová733/
Thoombs731/
Tompe674,743/
Thumb67359/
Thamb67198/
Tambs67141/
Tomps67109/
Thomp6782/
Tumbs6763/
Tompt6745/
Tompp674/
Thonb674/
Tambh673/
Tembp672/
Toemp672/
Toinb671/
Tohmf671/
Toumw671/
Tambt671/
Thomw671/
Themb671/
Tämbë671/
Toump670/
Thomf670/

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