Scarborough Surname
Approximately 20,467 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameScarborough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,072 | 1:21,231 | 2,683 |
| England | 1,936 | 1:28,780 | 3,887 |
| Australia | 523 | 1:51,617 | 6,382 |
| Canada | 290 | 1:127,054 | 13,264 |
| New Zealand | 121 | 1:37,424 | 6,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37 | 1:1,492 | 273 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 | 1:6,627 | 683 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 832 | 1:29,297 | 3,957 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,995 | 1:25,172 | 3,112 |
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.
(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]
(English) One who came from Scarborough (Skarthi's fort), in Yorkshire.
A town in Yorkshire.
(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.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Scarborough Demographics
Average Scarborough Salary in
United States
$42,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scharborough | 96 | 30 | / |
| Scarbourough | 96 | 27 | / |
| Scaarborough | 96 | 5 | / |
| Scarborrough | 96 | 1 | / |
| Scarborugh | 95 | 25 | / |
| Scarboroug | 95 | 20 | / |
| Scarborogh | 95 | 17 | / |
| Scharborrough | 92 | 0 | / |
| Scarbarough | 91 | 19 | / |
| Scarvorough | 91 | 5 | / |
| Scarborouhg | 91 | 3 | / |
| Scarburough | 91 | 2 | / |
| Scarboraugh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Scarborrugh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Scharborugh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Scorborough | 91 | 0 | / |
| Scarborroug | 91 | 0 | / |
| Schorborough | 87 | 1 | / |
| Scarvorogh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scarboraug | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scarboragh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scarbaraugh | 82 | 0 | / |
| Scarburrogh | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shcharvarok | 55 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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