How common is the surname Combs?

54,257 people in the United States had the surname Combs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,690 Americans. It ranked 624th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Combs?

Holly Marie Combs, American actress, followed by Jeffrey Combs.

Where is the surname Combs most common?

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

Is the surname Combs getting more or less common?

More common. 53,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,257 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Combs

A surname, carried by 54,257 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). Combs is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 54,257 people named Combs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,690 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 53,180.

#624

rank among US surnames

54,257

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#615	Jefferson	55,179	5,595
#616	Hood	55,174	5,596
#617	Monroe	55,136	5,600
#618	Anthony	55,114	5,602
#619	Pittman	55,021	5,611
#620	Huynh	54,996	5,614
#621	Randall	54,764	5,638

Who is named Combs

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

86% of people named Combs identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Combss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Holly Marie Combs
American actress, born 1973
Jeffrey Combs
American actor (b. 1954)
Luke Combs
American country singer, born 1990
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, born 1946
Ray Combs
American comedian (1956–1996)
Frederick Combs
American actor (1935-1992)

Notable Combss come mostly from the United States (8) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Combs

Combs 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 Combs?: 54,257 people in the United States had the surname Combs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,690 Americans. It ranked 624th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Combs?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Combs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Combs?: Holly Marie Combs, American actress, followed by Jeffrey Combs.
Where is the surname Combs most common?: Wikidata records people named Combs in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Combs getting more or less common?: More common. 53,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,257 in 2010, up 2.0%.