Last Name COOMBER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The comber.
Origin English, South african

Rank 69,636 (2000 US census) 57,896 (1990 US census)
Count 263 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.37%, or 214 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.27%, or 27 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.32%, or 14 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.9%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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