Scarborough Surname

26,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Scarborough Surname Definition:

Nicholas de Scardbrow witnessed charters by Willelmus de Hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63), and Roger de Scardtheburge was clericus domini regis, c. 1272 (ibid., p. 95). Robert de Scardeburgh was parson of the church of Conington in 1295 (Bain, II, 715).

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Scarborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,0721:21,2312,683
England1,9361:28,7803,887
Australia5231:51,6176,382
Canada2901:127,05413,264
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Wales441:70,3306,116
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Saint Kitts and Nevis371:1,492273
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Norway241:214,26224,079
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171:6,627683
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Anguilla21:6,718471
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8321:29,2973,957
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9951:25,1723,112

Scarborough (48) may also be a first name.

Scarborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nicholas de Scardbrow witnessed charters by Willelmus de Hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63), and Roger de Scardtheburge was clericus domini regis, c. 1272 (ibid., p. 95). Robert de Scardeburgh was parson of the church of Conington in 1295 (Bain, II, 715). From Scarborough in Yorkshire. See also under: Scartheburg.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Scarborough (Skarthi's fort), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From the seaport and borough of Scarborough, in Yorkshire, England, from scear, a sharp rock or hill, and burgh, a town or fort; literally, a hill, from bergh. The town or fort on or by the sharp—peaked rocks.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Scarborough Last Name Facts

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

Scarborough is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarborough? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,291st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 356,063 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Scarborough live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

Scarborough is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,072 people, or 1 in 21,231. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Scarborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scarborough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scarborough surname rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scarborough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Scarborough surname is principally Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scarborough last name are 13.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.1% registered with the party.

The amount Scarborough earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning 263,935 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning R 225,108 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,514 CAD per year.

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Scarborough Reference & Research

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