Schrimshaw Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Schrimshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrimshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England271:2,063,63279,942
Wales231:134,5459,804
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Schrimshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schrimshaw is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrimshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schrimshaw is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Schrimshaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Schrimshaw reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Schrimshaw is primarily found in: Oklahoma, where 19 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Schrimshaw exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Wales, where 21 percent live.

Schrimshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schrimshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schrimshaw last name increased 322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schrimshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schrimshaw last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Schrimshaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

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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
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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 Schrimshaw
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