Scatchard Surname
Approximately 465 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameScatchard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 198 | 1:123,108 | 11,637 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
Scatchard Demographics
Scatchard Political Affiliation
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Scatchard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scatchard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scatchard occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Scatchard.
How Common Is The Last Name Scatchard? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 650,013th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Scatchard is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Scatchard are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Scatchard is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 240,164. In England Scatchard 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 it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Scatchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scatchard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scatchard surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scatchard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Scatchard last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.82% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scatcheard | 95 | 1 | / |
| Scatchards | 95 | 1 | / |
| Scatchar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scatcherd | 89 | 136 | / |
| Scotchard | 89 | 0 | / |
| Scocard | 75 | 40 | / |
| Scheichardt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Scocar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaszar | 63 | 2 | / |
| Scozzard | 59 | 2 | / |
| Scassord | 59 | 1 | / |
| Skousgaard | 53 | 46 | / |
| Skausar | 50 | 2 | / |
| Scozart | 50 | 1 | / |
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