Scatcherd Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Scatcherd 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 SurnameScatcherd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Scatcherd 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.
Scatcherd Demographics
Average Scatcherd Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scatcherd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scatcherd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scatcherd is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scatcherd? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,527,735th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Scatcherd occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Scatcherd live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.
Scatcherd is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 58 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Scatcherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scatcherd has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scatcherd last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scatcherd Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Scatcherd surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Scatcherd earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $48,057 CAD per year.
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