Scarth Surname

249,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Scarth Surname Definition:

An Orcadian surname from Scarth in the parish of Firth. Fene (i.e. Finn or Finne) Skatht was one of the witnesses to a charter of sale in Orkney in 1482 (Old Lore Miscellany, IV, p. 66), and Andro Scarth was member of assize of lawting at Kirkwall in 1514 (OSR.

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Scarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8021:69,4748,024
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Australia561:482,06636,890
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Wales81:386,81619,671
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:51,7526,267
Scotland531:70,6274,135
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Scarth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Orcadian surname from Scarth in the parish of Firth. Fene (i.e. Finn or Finne) Skatht was one of the witnesses to a charter of sale in Orkney in 1482 (Old Lore Miscellany, IV, p. 66), and Andro Scarth was member of assize of lawting at Kirkwall in 1514 (OSR., r, p. 254). The name of Donald Scoocht, father-in-law of and agent for Elene, Marioun, and Katryne Clouchston (or Clou-ston) in Orkney in 1528 may be an error for Scatht or Scartht (ibid.,p. 108). The name occurs several times in local records (REO., p. 84, 87,195, 209). Skartht 1510, Scart 1686.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) 1 belonging to Scarth;or Dweller at the Gap or Cleft [Old Norse skarð] A ‘Scard Hundret’ occurs in the Yorks Domesday-Book, prob. the Scharth of the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379; and there is a Scarth-Hill in Lancs.

2 Hare-Lip [same etymology]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name (a mountain pass). Or from the Old Norse, Scarði; nickname (harelip).from the Danish, Scard; from the German, Scharte; a personal name.

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

Scarth Last Name Facts

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

Scarth is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,252nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,574,731 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Scarth reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 69,474. In England Scarth is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Scarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scarth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scarth surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scarth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scarth last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Scarth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.43% more than the national average, earning R 469,164 per year; in United States they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $52,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning $59,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarthe920/
Scart9159/
Scartz83161/
Scarte833/
Scahart770/
Sckartz770/
Scard73437/
Scort7334/
Skart7310/
Scorte67246/
Scortt6734/
Scarcz679/
Scourt675/
Scards671/
Scotrt671/
Squart671/

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