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Comte Family History

Comte Surname Meaning

French: nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved pretentiously from Old French conte cunte ‘count’. In North America this surname is also a shortened form of the French cognate Lecomte.

Compare Conte (Comté): habitational name from Franche-Comté, a province of eastern France.

(Comté): habitational name from La Comté in Pas-de-Calais or numerous minor places called Comté.

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


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You can see how Comte families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Comte family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Comte families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 18 Comte families living in Essex. This was about 43% of all the recorded Comte's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Comte families in 1891.
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What did your Comte ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Comte. 100% of Comte women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 5,000 census records available for the last name Comte. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Comte census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Comte. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Comte. For the veterans among your Comte ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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