Explore the Family Name Newcombe

The meaning of Newcombe

1. English (Devon): variant of Newcomb. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German Neukamm (see Newcomb 2).

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How common is the last name Newcombe in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Newcombe has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 16,931 to 17,668, representing a decline of about 4.35%. However, the number of individuals with the Newcombe surname saw a modest increase from 1,550 to 1,589 over the same period, which translates to a growth rate of 2.52%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Newcombe per 100,000 people fell by 5.26%, from 0.57 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,931	#17,668	-4.35%
Count	1,550	1,589	2.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.54	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Newcombe

The ethnic identity associated with the Newcombe surname also experienced notable shifts between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2010, 87.22% of individuals with the surname identified as White, down from 90.06% in 2000. The Hispanic population with this surname more than doubled, increasing from 1.35% to 2.77%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname grew slightly from 5.87% to 6.10%. There was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, from 2.06% to 2.45%. Lastly, while there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaskan Native ethnicity with this surname in 2000, they represented 0.57% and 0.88% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.06%	87.22%	-3.15%
Black	5.87%	6.1%	3.92%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.77%	105.19%
Two or More Races	2.06%	2.45%	18.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%