The Coombs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,780 people carried this name — #3,631 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 9,171 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Coombs was found among the farmers of 4 counties.

It was most frequent in Wiltshire: 34 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 294. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Coombes and Coombs.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Wiltshire 34
Dorset 26
Hampshire 21
Somerset 19

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Coombs in American newspapers,
1883–1912.

Newspaper page from Morning Appeal carrying the name Coombs
Morning Appeal 1883-04-06
Newspaper page from The Pensacola Journal carrying the name Coombs
The Pensacola Journal 1912-10-13
Newspaper page from The Pioche Record carrying the name Coombs
The Pioche Record 1911-02-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 171,402 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Coombs in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

24,953 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coombs. The most, 3,262, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 6,871
Victoria 6,526
New South Wales 5,017
Queensland 3,926
Western Australia 1,308
Tasmania 1,028
ACT (Canberra) 224
Northern Territory 16

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coombs.

Who carried it

People named Coombs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frederick Coombs
    Frederick Coombs 1803–1874 · photographer
  • Nathan Coombs
    Nathan Coombs 1826–1877 · politician
  • William J. Coombs
    William J. Coombs 1832–1922 · politician
  • William J. Coombs
    William J. Coombs 1833–1922 · politician
  • Mary Coombs d. 1854
  • Elizabeth Coombs 1662–1723

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Coombs,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,141 records

1,141 records of the Coombs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 330
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 308
  • Other U.S. records 503
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles L. Coombs

    Born 1916 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John B. Coombs

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 39; confectioner. From Surrey, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dan L. F. Coombs

    Born 1947; from Overland Park, Kansas. U.S. Army; killed in action 1970 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,141 records for Coombs in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia872 records

872 records of the Coombs name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 378
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 155
  • Other Australian records 339
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Robert Coombs

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Susan, sailing from London in 1837. Native of London, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847. Married 1847 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 33.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stephen Coombs

    Died 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 70. Will registered in Tasmania in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Annie Coombs

    Arrived in Victoria in 1906 aboard the Oroya, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 872 records for Coombs in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada311 records

311 records of the Coombs name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 244
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 25
  • Other Canadian records 42
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Coombs

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Crocodile, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Coombs

    Buried in 1981 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 44.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Coombs

    Died 1920 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 311 records for Coombs in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom31 records

31 records of the Coombs name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 19
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  • Other British records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Coombs

    Died 1977, aged 68; buried at Valley Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edwin Coombs

    Will proved in 1936; of Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbigh.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. J. Coombs

    Manchester Regiment, Attached Rqyal Enineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Coombs in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Coombs name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 10
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harold Frederick Coombs

    Died 1958, aged 59; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anne May Napier Coombs

    Died 1955, aged 80; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Coombs

    Died 1930, aged 87; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Coombs in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Coombs name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Coombs

    Married in 1794 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register A.d. Coombs

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1891 in Surbiton.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Coombs in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Coombs name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emma Coombs

    Died 1909 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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