Scattergood Surname

196,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scattergood Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname for 1 a Philanthropist.

2 a Spendthrift [Middle English sc(h)ateren, Old English scaterian, to scatter; Middle English go(o)d, Old English gód, good] Wimcote Schatregod.—Hundred Rolls . . . which intimates a man to act the consumption of his own fortunes, to be a scatter-good.

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Scattergood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3021:42,7945,458
United States4901:739,71257,942
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Canada941:391,97434,739
Wales451:68,7676,014
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8021:30,3934,061
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

Scattergood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname for 1 a Philanthropist.

2 a Spendthrift [Middle English sc(h)ateren, Old English scaterian, to scatter; Middle English go(o)d, Old English gód, good] Wimcote Schatregod.—Hundred Rolls . . . which intimates a man to act the consumption of his own fortunes, to be a scatter-good.—Sanders, Physiognomie, 1653; Nares, ed. 1888.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A corruption of some local name terminating in wood? 2. A friend suggests "spendthrift." In H.R. Schatregod. The antithetical surname Sparegood (in H.R. Spargod), does not seem to have survived.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(H.R. Schatregod. ) From some local name ending in "wood."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Scattergood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scattergood is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scattergood.

How Common Is The Last Name Scattergood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scattergood is the 196,862nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Scattergood reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Scattergood is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,302 people, or 1 in 42,794. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 16 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England Scattergood exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Scattergood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scattergood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scattergood last name grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scattergood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Scattergood surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scattergood last name are 21.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scattergood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning $52,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,313 CAD per year.

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