Scampton Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scampton Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belongingto Scampton (Lincs) [the etym. is doubtless the same as in the preceding name]

Scampton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England531:1,051,28451,324
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Scampton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belongingto Scampton (Lincs) [the etym. is doubtless the same as in the preceding name]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scampton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scampton is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scampton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scampton is the 1,300,225th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Scampton is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Scampton live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 75 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Scampton occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 19 percent live.

Scampton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scampton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scampton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scampton surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Scampton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $39,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schampton940/
Campton931,569/
Sampton9352/
Ceampton880/
Compton8059,447/
Jampton808/
Sompton801/
Camptan800/
Canpton800/
Skempton7515/
Comptton759/
Coumpton750/
Coompton750/
Conpton674/
Comptan671/
Combton670/
Cohnpton630/
Janptom531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scampton
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