Tomb Surname
Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTomb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 856 | 1:423,433 | 36,646 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 66 | 1:67,119 | 5,026 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 242 | 1:207,515 | 17,911 |
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.
(English) Descendant of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).
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.
1. From Tom, Toms, from Thomas. 2. From Tim, Timm, Tims, Timms, Timbs, from Timothy.
Tomb Demographics
Average Male Tomb Height
177.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tombs | 89 | 3,277 | / |
| Toomb | 89 | 68 | / |
| Toumb | 89 | 65 | / |
| Toimb | 89 | 12 | / |
| Thomb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toombs | 80 | 7,942 | / |
| Toumbs | 80 | 127 | / |
| Tommbs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thoumb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonmbs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tombss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tamb | 75 | 343 | / |
| Tomp | 75 | 324 | / |
| Temb | 75 | 233 | / |
| Tumb | 75 | 182 | / |
| Tomf | 75 | 53 | / |
| Tonb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tomv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tombova | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tombová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thoombs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tompe | 67 | 4,743 | / |
| Thumb | 67 | 359 | / |
| Thamb | 67 | 198 | / |
| Tambs | 67 | 141 | / |
| Tomps | 67 | 109 | / |
| Thomp | 67 | 82 | / |
| Tumbs | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tompt | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tompp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thonb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tambh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tembp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toemp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toinb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohmf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thomw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Themb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tämbë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toump | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thomf | 67 | 0 | / |
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