Scarnell Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Scarnell Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Scarville or Escarville, from E. Normandy. Alan de S. 13th cent., Warwick and Leicester (Testa de Neville).

Scarnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scarnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Scarville or Escarville, from E. Normandy. Alan de S. 13th cent., Warwick and Leicester (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Scham, Scorna; a personal name.

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

Scarnell Last Name Facts

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

Scarnell is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Scarnell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarnell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Scarnell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Scarnell reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Scarnell is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 33 percent are found, Essex, where 25 percent are found and Greater London, where 25 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Malta, where 7 percent are found.

Scarnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scarnell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scarnell surname declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharnell9477/
Scairnell940/
Carnell936,366/
Sarnell9344/
Scharnel881/
Carnnell881/
Carrnell881/
Skarnell881/
Cearnell880/
Carnelll880/
Carnel86719/
Sarnel8671/
Scharenll822/
D'Carnell821/
Schornell821/
Scharnnel820/
Cornell8038,235/
Sarneel80263/
Carnill80200/
Jarnell80111/
Carnehl8061/
Cairnel804/
Zarnell802/
Sornell801/
Sarniel801/
Carneel800/
Cornnell7598/
Skärnell7526/
Jaurnell7517/
Hcornell751/
Corrnell751/
Cornel7113,782/
Sornel7187/
Jarnel7142/
Zarnel718/
Carñel716/
Carnil714/
Sarnil711/
Cornneell710/
Cornll710/
Corneel6740/
Coornel674/
Cornnel673/
Corrnel672/
Cornill672/
Cairnil671/
Djarnel671/
Jornell671/
Zarneel671/
Corenll670/
Zarniel670/
Cornnll670/

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