Withecombe Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Withecombe Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Willow Hollow or Valley [v. under Withe; and + Old English cumb (from Celtic), valley, &c.]
Withecombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
Withecombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Willow Hollow or Valley [v. under Withe; and + Old English cumb (from Celtic), valley, &c.]
Withecombe Demographics
Average Withecombe Salary in
England
£35,854
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Withecombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Withecombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Withecombe occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Withecombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Withecombe reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.
Withecombe is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 66 percent live, Cornwall, where 16 percent live and Somerset, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Withecombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Withecombe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Withecombe last name expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Withecombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withcombe | 95 | 27 | / |
| Withecomb | 95 | 11 | / |
| Witheycombe | 95 | 0 | / |
| Withycombe | 90 | 470 | / |
| Whitecombe | 90 | 14 | / |
| Withacombe | 90 | 0 | / |
| Withcomb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whithycombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Withycomb | 84 | 8 | / |
| Withicomb | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wittycombe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitticombe | 76 | 22 | / |
| Whittycombe | 76 | 0 | / |
| Wethycomb | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wythicomb | 74 | 0 | / |
| Withkamp | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Withecombe
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