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    The surname Comstock

    A surname, carried by 10,390 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C523

    Comstock: #3,437 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Comstock #3,437, 10,390 people Comstock: #3,437 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Comstock #3,437, 10,390 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Comstock is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + Old English stoc (“dwelling”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,390 people named Comstock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,716 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,298.

    #3,437
    rank among US surnames
    10,390
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #3,192)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,428Gaskins10,41429,647
    #3,429McClanahan10,40729,667
    #3,430Seward10,39929,690
    #3,432Chao10,39829,693
    #3,433Rand10,39729,696
    #3,434Anglin10,39629,698
    #3,436Severson10,39129,713

    Who is named Comstock

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

    94% of people named Comstock identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Comstocks

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anna Botsford Comstock
      American academic, artist, educator, conservationist (1854–1930)
    • Anthony Comstock
      American morals critic (1844–1915)
    • John Henry Comstock
      American entomologist (1849–1931)
    • George Comstock
      American astronomer (1855–1934)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Comstock come from?
    The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + Old English stoc (“dwelling”).
    How common is the surname Comstock?
    10,390 people in the United States had the surname Comstock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,716 Americans. It ranked 3,437th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Comstock?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Comstock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Comstock?
    Anna Botsford Comstock, American academic, artist, educator, conservationist (1854–1930), followed by Anthony Comstock.
    Where is the surname Comstock most common?
    Wikidata records people named Comstock in the United States.
    Is the surname Comstock getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,390 in 2010, up 0.9%.