# Combs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/combs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 54,257 |
| US rank (2010) | 624 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,690 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (53,180 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Combs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Combs in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Combs

- Holly Marie Combs, American actress
- Jeffrey Combs, American actor (b. 1954)
- Luke Combs, American country singer
- Jessi Combs, American racing driver (1980–2019)
- Bert T. Combs, American federal judge; governor of Kentucky (1911–1991)
- Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (1899-1976)
- Glen Combs, American basketball player
- Ray Combs, American comedian (1956–1996)
- Frederick Combs, American actor (1935-1992)

## Similar surnames

Coombs, Coombes, Combes, Combest, Campos, Champagne, Campuzano, Campagna, Campisi, Cienfuegos, Campas, Camps.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.