Scobell Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Scobell Surname Definition:

According to Hals, this name, in the old Cornish language, signifies the broom-plant, and therefore takes its place, etymologically, with the illustrious Plantagenet. The family, whose original habitat was the counties of Cornwall and Devon, have flourished, for a long series of generations, in knightly and gentle degree, in that part of England, and have written their name Scobbahull, Scobhull, Scobbel, Scobhill, Scoble, &c.

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Scobell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Mexico1011:1,228,97214,663
England811:687,87739,238
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Scobell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

According to Hals, this name, in the old Cornish language, signifies the broom-plant, and therefore takes its place, etymologically, with the illustrious Plantagenet. The family, whose original habitat was the counties of Cornwall and Devon, have flourished, for a long series of generations, in knightly and gentle degree, in that part of England, and have written their name Scobbahull, Scobhull, Scobbel, Scobhill, Scoble, &c. The first of the name on record is Thomas de Scobbahull, sheriff of Devonshire, in 1291. B.L.G. Scovell is not, as it might seem, a modification of this surname.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This family have flourished for many generations in Cornwall and Devon. The first on record is Thomas de Scobbahull, sheriff of Devonshire in 1291. The name is also found written Scobhull, Scobhill, Scobbel, Scobel, Schobell, Scobhall, Shovel, and Scoble, and, according to Hals, signifies in Cornish the broom-plant. I doubt much its Cornish origin, and think it may be the same as Svovell (H. R. Do Scoville, De Scovile), from Escoville, now Ecoville, arrond. Caen, Normandy.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Amongst the old Cornish families now scantily represented is that of Scoble. The Seobles or Scobells have flourished in Cornwall and Devon, both in knightly and gentle degree, since the 13th century (L.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Scobell Demographics

Scobell Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 34 (2014)

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Scobell Last Name Facts

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

Scobell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scobell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scobell is the 708,658th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The surname Scobell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Scobell live; 66 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scobell is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States Scobell is most numerous in: Illinois, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Scobell exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 24 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Scobell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scobell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scobell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scobell are 38.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.29% registered with the political party.

Scobell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scobelle931/
Scobel92252/
Sobell92237/
Cobell92171/
Scottbell881/
Schobel861,615/
Scabell8651/
Scoebel865/
Skobell864/
Scowell862/
Sckobel862/
Shcobel861/
Scobill860/
Soubell860/
Schobll860/
Scobelt860/
Sobel839,309/
Cobel83428/
Scobl831/
Schabell80161/
Schubell8034/
Scobille800/
Cabell772,400/
Scoble772,314/
Skobel771,646/
Sabell77697/
Zobell77570/
Cobill7798/
Soibel7754/
Jobell7733/
Schobl7721/
Soobel7712/
Sobiel776/
Sgobel773/
Scobil771/
Sobeel771/
Sobael771/
Scubel770/
Sobill770/
Schaubell750/
Sobl73198/
Cobl7346/
Schabel712,503/
Schubel711,004/
Szkobel71197/
Schoibl7172/
Schábel7127/
Joybell7111/
Shkobel716/
Jobelle714/
Zobelle712/
Josbell711/
Ziobell710/
Coybill710/
Zobel6711,161/
Sabel676,593/
Cabel674,885/
Scheubel67478/
Schaubel67342/
Jobel67197/
Sobil67174/
Szczabel6733/
Shchabel6725/
Skobl6718/
Cábel6716/
Cobil6714/
Szczubel675/
Joubelle673/
Cabll672/
Sabll672/
Scowl671/
Sobhl671/
Scovl671/
Sohbl671/
Sobeł671/
Skubelle671/
Shchubel671/
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