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 Male Scarboro Height
178.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scarboro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scarboro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scarboro occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scarboro.
How Common Is The Last Name Scarboro? popularity and diffusion
The surname Scarboro is the 188,934th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. The last name Scarboro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Scarboro reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.
The last name Scarboro is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,070 people, or 1 in 175,101. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 35 percent are found, Georgia, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Scarboro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Scarboro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scarboro last name increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scarboro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Scarboro surname are 25.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.21% registered to vote for the 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
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