Find out how popular the last name Comba is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Comba.

Comba, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Comba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Comba in America

Comba is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Comba surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Comba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Comba to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Comba

The surname COMBA is of Italian origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period in the region of Piedmont, located in northwestern Italy. It is believed to have derived from the topographic term "comba," which in the local dialect referred to a small valley or hollow between hills or mountains.

One of the earliest known references to the surname can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico di Chieri," a collection of medieval documents from the town of Chieri, near Turin. In this manuscript, a certain "Uberto de Comba" is mentioned in a record dated 1258, indicating the presence of the surname in the area at that time.

The COMBA surname is also associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure is Giacomo COMBA (1558-1624), a renowned architect and sculptor from Saluzzo, Piedmont, who was responsible for designing several churches and palaces in the region.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Giovanni Battista COMBA (1743-1808), a Italian lawyer and politician who served as the President of the Provisional Government of Piedmont during the turbulent years of the French Revolutionary Wars.

In the 19th century, Ernesto COMBA (1839-1918) was a respected Protestant theologian and historian from Turin. His works, including "Storia della Riforma in Italia" (History of the Reformation in Italy), shed light on the development of the Protestant movement in his homeland.

The surname COMBA also found its way to the New World, with records showing individuals like Antonio COMBA (1822-1892), an Italian-American businessman and community leader who settled in New York City in the mid-1800s.

Additionally, the COMBA name has been connected to various place names and local topography in the Piedmont region. For instance, the hamlet of "Comba di Santa Maria" in the municipality of Mondovì derives its name from the local geography, further reinforcing the surname's etymological ties to the area.

Throughout its history, the surname COMBA has been documented with slight variations in spelling, such as "Comba," "Combe," and "Combaz," reflecting the linguistic diversity and regional dialects of the Italian peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Comba

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Comba.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Comba was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Comba has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Comba was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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