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Comber

An Comar

Comber is a town in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationComber54.54818° N · 5.74341° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

comarconfluence; meeting-place

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Comar · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Comber · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Down
Civil parish
Comber
Coordinates
54.54818, -5.74341 (approximate)
Logainm ID
1165875 ↗

Population over time

COMBER — Settlement 2015 (N11000028)

Settlement population, 2011–2021

9,512people · 2021

02.5K5K7.5K10K 2011: 9,078 people20112021: 9,512 people2021

Both censuses use the same 2015 settlement boundary. These exact counts cover usual residents in the settlement, rather than local government districts or historic counties. Other NISRA tables may use approximate counts.

View population figures
COMBER — Settlement 2015 (N11000028) — census population
Census yearPopulation
20119,078
20219,512

Source: NISRA — Census 2021 CT0046 and exact Census 2011 Settlement 2015 populations · Supporting source 1. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Comber. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.