Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thom ‘son of Tom’ a short form of the personal name Thomas . Compare McTavish and McCombie .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Mccomb family from?
You can see how Mccomb families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccomb family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mccomb families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 32 Mccomb families living in Manitoba. This was about 33% of all the recorded Mccomb's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Mccomb families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Mccomb surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mccomb. 49% of Mccomb men worked as a Farmer and 25% of Mccomb women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mccomb were Clerk and Saleslady. .
Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Mccomb life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Mccomb in 1948 was 39, and 74 in 2004.