Comber Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Comber Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Comber family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 133
Agricultural Labourer 72
Dress Maker 14
House Servant 14
General Servant 13
Carpenter 10
Labourer 10
Servant 8
House Maid 7
Carter 6
Silk Weaver 6
Butcher 5
House Keeper 5
Farm Servant 4
Baker 4
Farmer's Wife 4
Wife Of Above 4
Seamstress 3
Fundholder 3
Railway Labourer 3
Stone Mason 3
Tailor 3
Miller 3
Miller's Daur 3
Bricklayer 3

Comber Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coomber 86% 14,445
2 Comber 100% 9,293
3 Colmer 67% 2,826
4 Cumber 83% 2,379
5 Camber 83% 617
6 Combear 86% 145
7 Colmar 50% 122

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The surname Comber is the 2nd most popular variant of Coomber.

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