Scarce Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Scarce Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Skari; from the German, Schirrsch; from the Dutch-Flemish, Scheers; a personal name.

Scarce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:730,76457,356
Australia2241:120,51713,272
England651:857,20145,134
Guyana291:26,2832,983
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Scarce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Skari; from the German, Schirrsch; from the Dutch-Flemish, Scheers; a personal name.

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

Scarce Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scarce is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarce? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname Scarce occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Scarce are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 730,764. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 35 percent live, Nevada, where 21 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Scarce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scarce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scarce surname rose 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scarce Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scarce last name are 39.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Scarce earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $39,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scearce921,936/
Scarcez9255/
Scarsce9212/
Scarcer921/
Scarcey920/
Scharce920/
Carce9117/
Scearcey860/
Scarci83427/
Carcey83152/
Scarse8388/
Scorce8362/
Searce8332/
Scarca8316/
Scarcy835/
Scarze834/
Cearce832/
Scarch831/
Scarke831/
Carsce831/
Scharsche805/
Scearcy77223/
Scorcea77166/
Scarset7777/
Scearse7775/
Scource7729/
Scorche7722/
Scarrci7713/
Scarzer779/
Scorcer775/
Scharse774/
Scarger773/
Scarsez773/
Scarkes771/
Scarkey771/
Searcei771/
Scorcce771/
Sgarcea771/
Scarcza771/
Scarcìa771/
Scarzie771/
Scarsse771/
Cearcey770/
Scharze770/
Scargie770/
Carse731,834/
Jarce73681/
Carci73291/
Sarse73253/
Corce73224/
Carje7322/
Zarce737/
Sarze733/
Scars732/
Carze732/
Scarseth7135/
Scorches715/
Schartze712/
Skharche711/
Scharzei711/
Scorchez711/
Scarscha710/
Scarsi672,633/
Carsey67941/
Scorse67585/
Skarke67478/
Scorca67302/
Corcea67110/
Scarzi6792/
Scorţe6762/
Jarche6755/
Saarse6755/
Jarcet6751/
Scorch6736/
Scorci6729/
Carzeh6728/
Cearcy6726/
Zarche6723/
Jarces6721/
Sarseh6720/
Sarsei6711/
Scarsé6711/
Sarsee6710/
Carsee679/
Sarshe678/
Scarza677/
Sarzhe675/
Carshe672/
Giarce672/
Sarzea672/
Zarces672/
Searse671/
Sairse671/
Jarcea671/
Shcars671/
Sorcey671/
Sorrce671/
Zarceh671/
Sgarse671/
Scarsa671/
Schairsee671/
Djarce671/
Carjea671/
Carcoy671/
Scarsp671/
Carcaj671/
Jarcez671/
Seurce670/
Corcey670/
Sarsey670/
Coorce670/
Scorcy670/
Carzey670/
Sarzey670/
Scarrs670/
Seirce670/

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Scarce 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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scarce
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