Scarboro Surname
Approximately 2,237 people bear this surname
Scarboro Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Scarborough (Yorks), 13th and 14th cent. Scard(e)burgh = the Castle at the Gap [Old Norse skarð, a gap, cleft (applied as a nickname to one with a hare-lip) + borg, a stronghold]
Scarboro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,070 | 1:175,101 | 17,591 |
| England | 124 | 1:449,339 | 29,774 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 1:14,082 | 855 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 135 | 1:180,558 | 14,908 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 467 | 1:107,535 | 10,760 |
Scarboro (10) may also be a first name.
Scarboro Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Scarborough (Yorks), 13th and 14th cent. Scard(e)burgh = the Castle at the Gap [Old Norse skarð, a gap, cleft (applied as a nickname to one with a hare-lip) + borg, a stronghold]
Scarboro Demographics
Average Scarboro Salary in
United States
$36,865 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scarboro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scarboro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scarboro occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scarboro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 188,934th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. The surname Scarboro occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Scarboro reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Scarboro is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Scarboro is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,070 people, or 1 in 175,101. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 35 percent live, Georgia, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Scarboro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scarboro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scarboro surname grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scarboro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Scarboro surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Scarboro surname are 25.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.21% registered to vote for the political party.
Scarboro earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,865 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scharboro | 94 | 0 | / |
| Scarborro | 94 | 0 | / |
| Carboro | 93 | 13 | / |
| Scarborouh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Scarbaro | 88 | 3 | / |
| Searboro | 88 | 2 | / |
| Scarbora | 88 | 2 | / |
| Scarvoro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scorboro | 88 | 0 | / |
| Scarborouch | 84 | 4 | / |
| Scarborouth | 84 | 2 | / |
| Scarboroudh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Scarboura | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sorboro | 80 | 91 | / |
| Carbora | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sarbora | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sarbaro | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zarboro | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scorbora | 75 | 5 | / |
| Scarbera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarbara | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sorbora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carbara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corbora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarbora | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scorbura | 63 | 57 | / |
| Scorbură | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sarbarah | 63 | 3 | / |
| Carbarra | 63 | 0 | / |
| Sarbaarah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sorbaro | 53 | 70 | / |
| Zarbara | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jarbara | 53 | 1 | / |
| Corbaro | 53 | 1 | / |
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Scarboro 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scarboro
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