Balcombe is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balcombe
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: From Bal, Gaelic, a round body, any thing thrown up, a building house, town and combe, a valley. Together may mean the round valley, tin-works thrown up in a valley or a dwelling in such a place.

How popular is Balcombe?

Balcombe is ranked 186502 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Balcombes grew by 12.32877 per cent to 164 since 2000 and ranked 108199 after elevating 3541 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.61 78.77
Black 14.02 13.01
Hispanic or Latino 7.32 7.53
Balcombe is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Around 1890 people have been found who wears Balcombe as their family name. Balcombe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
5,630 Northern Ireland2
82,478 South Africa2
118,441 Germany2
34,572 Israel2
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
153,416 Italy1
58,885 Poland1
37,493 Austria1
2,374 Bermuda1
18,969 Wales1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
62,494 Netherlands22
18,457 Scotland20
6,896 Trinidad and Tobago13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,925 New Zealand69
315 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines66
Countries with hundreds of Balcombe:
8,231 England812
5,833 Australia505
100,122 United States225
25,574 Canada135
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Balcombe Namesakes

  • Florence Balcombe, Bram Stoker's wife
  • Florence Balcombe, Bram Stoker's wife

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