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 245
Agricultural Labourer 26
Dress Maker 19
Domestic Servant 17
Carpenter 13
General Labourer 13
Laundress 13
Living On Her Own Means 11
Bricklayer 10
Brick Layer 9
General Servant Domestic 9
General Servant 8
Labourer 8
Dressmaker 8
Gardener 8
Living On Own Means 7
General Domestic Servant 7
Farmer 6
Servant 6
Butcher 6
Grocer 6
Blacksmith 5
Quarryman Stone 5
Errand Boy 5
General Laborer 5

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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