Scawthon Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scawthon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scawthon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Scawthon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scawthon occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scawthon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scawthon is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scawthon live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 92 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent live.

Scawthon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scawthon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scawthon last name rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawton861/
Cawthan80105/
Cowthon8023/
Scafton801/
Seawton801/
Cavthon801/
Scowton800/
Soowthon750/
Schafton750/
Cowton71677/
Sowton71215/
Safton7126/
Cafton717/
Sawtan712/
Jeawthong712/
Cawtan710/
Caphton6724/
Sowthan677/
Saftoon671/
Scowtan670/
Cowthan670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scawthon
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