Whitcomb is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whitcomb
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whitcomb

How popular is Whitcomb?

Whitcomb is common in United States.

Whitcomb is ranked 44933 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whitcomb bearers increased by 1.019418 per cent in 2010 US census to 8324 since 2000, the surname slipped by 309 spots and ranked at 4263. The last name was found in around 28 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.94 94.66
Black 2.25 1.86
Hispanic or Latino 2.13 1.36
Others 1.56 1.17
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.29
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.67
Whitcomb is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 10728 people have been found who wears Whitcomb as their family name. Whitcomb is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
90,215 Germany3
219,873 France2
91,784 Netherlands2
30,360 Thailand1
15,162 Costa Rica1
90,903 Moldova1
9,116 Nicaragua1
62,864 New Zealand1
897,276 Russia1
18,969 Wales1
25,721 Egypt1
16,640 Hong Kong1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
16,283 Lithuania1
66,560 Philippines1
37,493 Austria1
77,122 Sweden1
81,201 Switzerland1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,050 Singapore18
92,417 Australia17
Countries with hundreds of Whitcomb:
16,752 South Africa365
28,040 England167
23,421 Canada149
Countries with thousands of Whitcomb:
4,003 United States9,980
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Abby Kriner
 The origin of the name is Anglo-Saxon etymology comes from the agglutination of white comb words and meaning: the white summit this surname indicates the location of the ancestral home located near a snowy mountain often.

Whitcomb Namesakes

  • James Whitcomb Riley, Writer
  • Frederic Whitcombe, Legislator
  • Cynthia Whitcomb, Television writer
  • Sami Whitcomb, Basketball Player
  • Edgar Whitcomb, Former Governor of Indiana
  • Ian Whitcomb, Singer
  • Merrick Whitcomb, Author
  • James Whitcomb Riley, Writer
  • John C. Whitcomb, Author
  • Selden Lincoln Whitcomb, Author

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