# Holcomb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/holcomb/  
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) | 28,852 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,227 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,701 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (28,668 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Holcomb 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Holcomb in the United States.

## People named Holcomb

- Steven Holcomb, American bobsledder (1980–2017)
- Silas A. Holcomb, American politician (1858-1920)
- Robin Holcomb, American musician
- Roscoe Holcomb, American musician (1911–1981)

## Similar surnames

Halcomb, Holcombe, Holguin, Halligan, Holsinger, Hilson, Holzman, Huelsman, Hilgendorf, Hillsman.

## 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.