Scarbrow Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scarbrow 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]

Scarbrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:445,74429,621
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Scarbrow 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Scarborough.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scarbrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scarbrow has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Scarbrow.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarbrow? popularity and diffusion

Scarbrow is the 1,478,479th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Scarbrow is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Scarbrow are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 445,744. In England Scarbrow is most prevalent in: Essex, where 15 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 14 percent are found and Berkshire, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Scarbrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scarbrow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scarbrow last name expanded 431 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scarbrow Last Name Statistics demography

Scarbrow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarborow9423/
Scarbrowch891/
Scarborrow890/
Scarbrouvh781/
Scorbraw750/
Zuckerbrow6752/

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Scarbrow Reference & Research

Scarborough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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