How common is the surname Combes?

1,185 people in the United States had the surname Combes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Combes?

Barbara Billingsley, American actress and model (1915–2010).

Where is the surname Combes most common?

Wikidata records people named Combes in the United States.

Is the surname Combes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Combes

A surname, carried by 1,185 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Combes is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,185 people named Combes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,124.

#21,912

rank among US surnames

1,185

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,620)

Who is named Combes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Combes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Combess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Billingsley
American actress and model (1915–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Combes

Combes has the Soundex code C512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C512.

Questions

How common is the surname Combes?: 1,185 people in the United States had the surname Combes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Combes?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Combes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Combes?: Barbara Billingsley, American actress and model (1915–2010).
Where is the surname Combes most common?: Wikidata records people named Combes in the United States.
Is the surname Combes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 5.4%.