Scarsbrook Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Scarsbrook Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Scarisbrick (Lancs), 13th cent. Scaresbrec(k, Scarisbrec, Skaresbrek [the consistent occurrence of the genit. s makes it tolerably certain that the first element is a pers. name, prob. the Welsh-known O.Scand.

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Scarsbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:136,56413,368
Slovakia721:74,11714,362
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States381:9,538,393399,091
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Scarsbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Scarisbrick (Lancs), 13th cent. Scaresbrec(k, Scarisbrec, Skaresbrek [the consistent occurrence of the genit. s makes it tolerably certain that the first element is a pers. name, prob. the Welsh-known O.Scand. Skarð(i = hare-lip (from Old Norse skarð, a gap, cleft):— + brekka, a slope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Scarisbrick; a location name in Lancashire.

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

Scarsbrook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scarsbrook is most common in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Scarsbrook click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarsbrook? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,825th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The last name Scarsbrook occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Scarsbrook live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Scarsbrook is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Scarsbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scarsbrook has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scarsbrook last name grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scarsbrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scarsbrook surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scarsbrook earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $63,320 CAD per year.

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