Escott Surname

113,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Escott Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the East Cot(tage [Middle English est, Old English east + Middle English Old English cot]

Escott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3061:277,53425,925
England1,2531:44,4685,623
Canada3681:100,12410,876
Australia2491:108,41612,099
Mexico2071:599,6449,942
Wales1991:15,5501,686
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Guatemala391:412,3765,026
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Panama121:326,0227,351
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7581:32,1574,263
Wales1011:15,529923
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

The alternate forms: Éscott (1) are calculated separately.

Escott (55) may also be a first name.

Escott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the East Cot(tage [Middle English est, Old English east + Middle English Old English cot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Escott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Escott is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Éscott. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Escott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,246th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,783,540 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Escott are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Escott is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 55 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,306 people, or 1 in 277,534. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Escott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Escott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Escott last name increased 832 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Escott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Escott last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Escott are 3.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Escott earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.73% less than the national average, earning R 145,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.13% less than the national average, earning $14,500,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $49,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éscott941/
Hescott92202/
Escotte92138/
Eascott9220/
Yescott9213/
Estcott921/
Esccott921/
Esscott920/
Escotts920/
Escot912,725/
Ecott91216/
Eastcott86590/
Hescotte8624/
Estchott8614/
Jesscott861/
Hoescott860/
Escote835,009/
Eacott831,097/
Ascott83920/
Eccott83170/
Escots8345/
Escout8345/
Escoth8329/
Eycott8323/
Hescot8316/
Escatt837/
Iscott835/
Oscott834/
Excott832/
Jscott832/
Escoot832/
Eskott831/
Yscott831/
Esgott831/
Escotp831/
Escotz831/
Escoht830/
Ezcott830/
Esco803,073/
Ecot802,129/
Esot8074/
Eschkotte8033/
Hiscott77596/
Escoute77149/
Heycott7722/
O'Scott7711/
Escatte773/
Asscott771/
Eskoutt771/
Aiscott771/
Eatcott771/
Escoult771/
Eastcot770/
Ethcott770/
Hascott770/
Heathscott7582/
Ekott731,503/
Escat731,266/
Escos73378/
Escoz73355/
Ascot73144/
Escoi7371/
Esoot7351/
Escop7343/
Esote7340/
Escoy7327/
Eshco7323/
Hesco7321/
Escod7311/
Esots7310/
Eskot739/
Eucot738/
Iscot735/
Ecoot735/
Excot734/
Essco734/
Easco733/
Escut733/
Ecoit732/
Eisco732/
Escoí732/
Esout732/
Esxco732/
Ecost732/
Jcott731/
Hecot731/
Jscot731/
Edcot731/
Escou731/
Eskco731/
Oscot731/
Ecoth731/
Isott731/
Ecatt731/
Escco731/
Escoh730/
Eacot730/
Icott730/
Egcot730/
Hisscott7128/
Heatcott712/
Hethcott711/
Eskoutte711/
Ashscott711/
Gischott711/
Eickhott711/
Heihcott710/
Eco676,076/
Escate673,354/
Heathcott67461/
Escaut67174/
Escute67105/
Escats6782/
Escuit6741/
Heisco6729/
Aycott6721/
Eckout6721/
Gescat6720/
Hascot6714/
Hescko6714/
Eskütt6710/
Hescop676/
Ecoute674/
Ekotte674/
Hetsco672/
Ecoste672/
Escopp672/
Euscat672/
Ascoët672/
Ixcott672/
Ascout672/
Iscote671/
Hiscot671/
Oicott671/
Jschot671/
Eskoet671/
Eskout671/
Aysott671/
Asscot671/
Isotte671/
Yocott671/
Escois671/
Ajcott671/
Ascatt671/
Ioscot671/
Ascoth670/
Askott670/
Ecothe670/
Heathscot670/
Heacot670/
Oscatt670/
Heashcote670/
Escast670/
Eusatt670/

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Escott Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Escott
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