# McComb (surname)

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,616 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,106 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,976 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (5,577 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McComb 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McComb in the United States.

## People named McComb

- Heather McComb, American actress

## Similar surnames

McCombs, Macomber, McCumber, McCampbell, McNabb, McConville, McNab, Massenburg, McNiff, McNevin, McNiven.

## 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.