Whitcombe Surname

158,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whitcombe Surname Definition:

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

Whitcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3741:40,5525,214
Wales4091:7,566840
Australia3101:87,08310,056
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:55,5256,601
Wales961:16,338975
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Whitcombe 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

Parishes in cos. Dorset and Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Dorset, the Isle of Wight, Somerset.

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

Whitcombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitcombe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitcombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 158,027th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,634,688 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Whitcombe are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,374 people, or 1 in 40,552. In England Whitcombe is mostly found in: Somerset, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Whitcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitcombe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whitcombe last name grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 426 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitcombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whitcombe are 4.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitcombe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning R 242,376 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittcombe954/
Witcombe941,077/
Whicombe940/
Withcombe8927/
Wittcombe891/
Witcombes890/
Whytcombe890/
Whetcombe890/
Wicombe8840/
Wittcombet840/
Whycombe821/
Widcombe820/
Westcombe78120/
Wycombe751/
Whitcammp671/
Bitsumbe5948/
Bitsambe591/
Wichambe591/
Wetshomba56137/
Bitshumbe5634/
Wizambi501/

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