Scannell Surname
Approximately 7,800 people bear this surname
Scannell Surname Definition:
(Irish) the Irish Scannal(l (O'Scannail), Old Irish Scandal (a.d. 775,881, etc.) [apparently (like Gaelic sgannal, scandal) a borrowing from Latin scandal-um, Greekσκάνδαλ-ον, a snare, stumbling-block]
Scannell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,094 | 1:88,534 | 9,975 |
| Ireland | 1,434 | 1:3,284 | 595 |
| England | 1,021 | 1:54,572 | 6,638 |
| South Africa | 343 | 1:157,952 | 17,788 |
| Australia | 262 | 1:103,037 | 11,601 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Wales | 123 | 1:25,159 | 2,628 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Northern Ireland | 58 | 1:31,811 | 3,241 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,047 | 1:4,231 | 738 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 132 | 1:184,662 | 15,113 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:32,008 | 1,749 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 572 | 1:87,795 | 9,105 |
Scannell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) the Irish Scannal(l (O'Scannail), Old Irish Scandal (a.d. 775,881, etc.) [apparently (like Gaelic sgannal, scandal) a borrowing from Latin scandal-um, Greekσκάνδαλ-ον, a snare, stumbling-block]
Ó Scannail Properly a sept of north-west Ireland, it has become Scanlan in Co. Sligo, while Scannell is very numerous in Cork and Kerry. IF 262; Map Sligo
Ó Scannail Properly a sept of north-west Ireland, it has become Scanlan in Co. Sligo, while Scannell is very numerous in Cork and Kerry. IF 262; Map Sligo
(Irish) Grandson of Scannal (scandal).
Scannell Demographics
Average Male Scannell Height
177.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scannell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scannell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scannell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scannell? popularity and diffusion
Scannell is the 64,172nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 934,301 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Scannell live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,094 people, or 1 in 88,534. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Scannell exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 18 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Scannell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scannell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scannell surname grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 137 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 773 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scannell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Scannell last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Scannell surname are 6.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.44% registered with the party.
The amount Scannell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.92% more than the national average, earning R 425,184 per year; in United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,442 CAD per year.
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