Scammells Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Scammells Surname Definition:

Scamells is an old Scottish word for shambles. Jamieson.

Scammells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia401:674,89346,030
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Scammells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Scamells is an old Scottish word for shambles. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scammells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scammells is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scammells? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scammells is the 1,785,358th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Scammells live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 23 percent live, Dorset, where 17 percent live and Somerset, where 15 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 38 percent live and Wales, where 9 percent live.

Scammells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scammells has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scammells last name rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammells9475/
Scammels9424/
Cammells940/
Scammmmells901/
Sammels88371/
Samells8821/
Cammels884/
Scamels881/
Camells880/
Schommells840/
Samuells8278/
Sammuels8247/
Skammels8218/
Saumells821/
Samiells820/
Commells820/
Sammills820/
Samels80200/
Camels808/
Samlls804/
Sammls801/
Samuelles781/
Samuels7580,372/
Sammils7532/
Samiels757/
Samaels751/
Sommels751/
Saumels751/
Sahamuells743/
Comelles71176/
Samuelsz7139/
Camilles7132/
Sommiels7115/
Samuelss712/
Saimuels711/
Samls710/
Seamuels710/
Samils6736/
Samles676/
Jamels672/
Jammylles671/
Stsamuels671/
Scamlz671/
Camles671/
Somels670/

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