Woollcombe Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Woollcombe Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wool(l)combe (Dorset, Soms.) = the Wolf-Valley [Old English wulf + cumb (of Celtic orig.] A wulf cumb occurs in the boundary- definements of several land-charters of the A.-Saxon period relating to southwestern counties.

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Woollcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia811:333,28028,364
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089

Woollcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wool(l)combe (Dorset, Soms.) = the Wolf-Valley [Old English wulf + cumb (of Celtic orig.] A wulf cumb occurs in the boundary- definements of several land-charters of the A.-Saxon period relating to southwestern counties.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woollcombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woollcombe is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollcombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woollcombe is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Woollcombe live; 57 percent live in Australasia and 57 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 333,280. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 89 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside and Victoria, where 2 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Woollcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woollcombe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woollcombe last name declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollcombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Woollcombe last name is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

Woollcombe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 84.31% more than the national average, earning $91,573 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolcombe9564/
Wollcombe950/
Wolcombe893/
Bolcombe782/
Ballcombe744/
Balcombe672,209/
Baulcombe6358/
Balconbe561/
Vholkambe531/
Walzoumbe531/

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