Coombes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coombes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coombes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 574
Agricultural Labourer 70
Labourer 43
Laundress 36
Domestic Servant 33
Farm Labourer 32
General Labourer 31
General Servant 25
Carpenter 24
Dress Maker 22
Plasterer 11
Painter 9
Servant 9
Cook Domestic Servant 9
Farmers Son 9
None 8
Annuitant 8
General Domestic Servant 8
Gardener 7
Joiner 7
No Occupation 7
Coal Miner 7
Mason 7
Errand Boy 7
General Servant Domestic 6

Coombes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coombs 86% 32,809
2 Coombes 100% 19,200
3 Combs 71% 5,135
4 Combes 86% 4,213
5 Combus 71% 155
6 Colmes 71% 130
7 Coumbs 71% 109

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The surname Coombes is the 2nd most popular variant of Coombs.

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