Whitcomb Surname

45,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whitcomb Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Whitcomb or Whitcombe = the White Valley or Hollow [Old English hw;it + cumb (Celtic: v. Combe]

Whitcomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8081:33,5364,194
England2481:224,67018,849
Canada1621:227,44221,827
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2841:85,8299,036
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0911:12,2751,585

Whitcomb (42) may also be a first name.

Whitcomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Whitcomb or Whitcombe = the White Valley or Hollow [Old English hw;it + cumb (Celtic: v. Combe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Whitcombe (wide valley), the name of places in Dorset and Wiltshire.

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

Parishes in cos. Dorset and Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitcomb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitcomb occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitcomb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitcomb is the 45,566th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 640,044 people. The last name Whitcomb is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whitcomb are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whitcomb is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 42 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10,808 people, or 1 in 33,536. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Whitcomb exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Whitcomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitcomb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitcomb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whitcomb are 12.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitcomb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.16% more than the national average, earning R 468,516 per year; in United States they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $45,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $53,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitconmb941/
Whitchomb941/
Whitcombs940/
Whittcomb940/
Witcomb93741/
Whicomb931/
Wittcomb8876/
Waitcomb883/
Whitcumb882/
Withcomb881/
Whitcomp881/
Whitxomb881/
Wistcomb880/
Whitconb880/
Whetcomb880/
Weitcomb880/
Whitcamb880/
Wicomb86612/
Wytcomb801/
Widcomb800/
Westcomb7563/
Whitcamp7515/
Whitcunb750/
Wicamb712/
Wycomb711/
Whitcammp711/
Wheitcamp710/
Waycomb6710/
Witcamp670/
Betcomb670/

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