Schottland Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schottland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schottland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Schottland Last Name Facts

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

Schottland is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schottland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Schottland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schottland live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schottland is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 18 percent are found, New Jersey, where 17 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and Peru, where 2 percent are found.

Schottland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schottland has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Schottland surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schottland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schottland last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the party.

Schottland earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scottland9589/
Schotland9584/
Shottland9527/
Schottlandt957/
Scotland894,975/
Shotland89313/
Sotland8236/
Soetland78382/
Chatland78135/
Shatland7882/
Shetland7873/
Szotland788/
Settland786/
Scatland781/
Soutland781/
Soetlandt741/
Chautland740/
Setland715/
Suitland6712/
Chatlant671/
Sethland670/
Seetland670/
Southland63367/
Zatland5924/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schottland
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