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Comes Family History

Comes Surname Meaning

English: variant of Combs (see Coombs). Italian: status name from Latin comes ‘count’.

Catalan: topographic name from the plural of coma ‘narrow valley ravine’ (from Latin cumba, a word of Gaulish origin) or a habitational name from a place called Comes of the same etymology.

This surname is also found in southern France (mainly Pyrénées-Orientales).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Comes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Comes family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Comes families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 68 Comes families living in Cheshire. This was about 44% of all the recorded Comes's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Comes families in 1891.
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What did your Comes ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Comes. 93% of Comes women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    93%
  • Domestic
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Comes. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Comes. For the veterans among your Comes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Comes lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Comes life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Comes in 1962 was 84, and 53 in 2004.

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