Last Name COMINS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: De Comines. This is the customary Norman derivation. It is possible that William Cumine, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is said to have laid the foundation of what became one of the most influential houses in Scotland.
Origin English, Spanish, Irish

Rank 39,678 (2000 US census) 38,342 (1990 US census)
Count 521 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.67%, or 488 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.69%, or 14 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.69%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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