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Where Does The Last Name Scholes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Scholes is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 55,832^nd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 801,622 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Scholes are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Scholes is also the 2,084,397^th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 4,141 people, or 1 in 13,455. In England Scholes is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Lancashire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Scholes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scholes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scholes last name rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 771 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scholes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Scholes surname are 17.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scholes earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning R 307,524 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $58,966 CAD per year.