Erscott Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Erscott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erscott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Erscott Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Erscott Come From? nationality or country of origin

Erscott is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Erscott click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erscott? popularity and diffusion

Erscott is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Erscott reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is mostly found in: Somerset, where 50 percent live, Dorset, where 38 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live.

Erscott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erscott has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Erscott surname fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herscott9320/
Gerscott930/
Ercott921/
Arscott862,756/
Herscot8610/
Hercott863/
Orscott860/
Ierschot8023/
Harscott801/
Herrcott800/
Hercot77339/
Hersco7757/
Erscoi7723/
Gersco779/
Erskot776/
Arscot774/
Hersot772/
Ircott770/
Hershco7121/
Yircott719/
Hercout713/
Herscko711/
Herscut711/
Hersoth710/
Ersat67610/
Oirschot67106/
Herschko6720/
Yirchott6714/
Jirchott6711/
Hercouët679/
Erschkat678/
Ercat675/
Gerschat673/
Harscoët672/
D'Arscot671/
Gerschut671/
Herscopf671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erscott
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