Scatchard Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scatchard Surname Definition:

A difficult name, but not unlikely a palatalized form ofthe Old Norse skakk-r, ‘wry,’ ‘skew’ (Skakk is a modern Norwegian Christian name) + the French diminutive or intens. suff. -ard, Old Teutonic hard, ‘hard,’ ‘brave.’ Hardly from the mod.

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Scatchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:240,16419,707
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1981:123,10811,637
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Scatchard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A difficult name, but not unlikely a palatalized form ofthe Old Norse skakk-r, ‘wry,’ ‘skew’ (Skakk is a modern Norwegian Christian name) + the French diminutive or intens. suff. -ard, Old Teutonic hard, ‘hard,’ ‘brave.’ Hardly from the mod. French escache,, a scatch or bridle-bit; but not impossibly from Old NorseFrench escache (of Low German orig.), Old French eschace, whence French échasse, a stilt, and a nickname for any long-legged bird, such as the heron.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scatchard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scatchard is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Scatchard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scatchard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 650,013th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. Scatchard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Scatchard live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

Scatchard is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 240,164. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 28 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Besides England Scatchard occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Scatchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scatchard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scatchard surname increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scatchard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scatchard are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Scatchard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $45,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scatcheard951/
Scatchards951/
Scatchar941/
Scatcherd89136/
Scotchard890/
Scocard7540/
Scheichardt701/
Scocar671/
Scaszar632/
Scozzard592/
Scassord591/
Skousgaard5346/
Skausar502/
Scozart501/

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