Comb Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Comb Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Comb family

Profession Census Frequency
Dress Maker 4
Scholar 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
General Labourer 3
Living On Own Means 3
Licensed Victualler Publican 3
Book Folder 2
Kitchenmaid Domestic 2
Butcher & Fishmonger 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Surveyor 2
Domestic Servant 1
Match Box Maker Packing 1
Domestic 1
Bankers Confectioner 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Iron Founder 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Retired Workhouse Matron 1
Assistant Painter & Decorator 1
Coal Miner Putter 1
Fisherman 1
Colliery Stoker 1
Chocolate Cream Maker Cocoa 1
Warehouseman In Provision 1

Comb Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coombe 67% 14,051
2 Combe 80% 4,416
3 Comb 100% 1,314
4 Acomb 80% 1,177
5 Coomb 80% 970
6 Coumbe 67% 925
7 Camb 75% 469
8 Combie 67% 201

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The surname Comb is the 3rd most popular variant of Coombe.

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