Scaffold Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Scaffold Surname Definition:
A name found in Lower's Appendix. It probably means sheep-fold (Anglo-Saxon sceaf, German schaf, a sheep).
Scaffold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
Scaffold Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A name found in Lower's Appendix. It probably means sheep-fold (Anglo-Saxon sceaf, German schaf, a sheep).
Scaffold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scaffold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scaffold has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scaffold? popularity and diffusion
The surname Scaffold is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Scaffold reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Berkshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Scaffold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scaffold has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scaffold surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- 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 Scaffold
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis