Scoby Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Scoby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scoby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:412,82335,884
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4471:112,34611,153

Scoby (22) may also be a first name.

Scoby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scoby is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scoby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 389,749th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. The surname Scoby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Scoby are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 878 people, or 1 in 412,823. In The United States Scoby is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Scoby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scoby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scoby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scoby last name are 28.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.88% being registered with the party.

Scoby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $41,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scobey911,043/
Schoby91324/
Scooby9120/
Scouby914/
Coby892,527/
Soby891,775/
Schobey83125/
Schouby8343/
Scoubey833/
Schooby830/
Sobhy80178,189/
Sobey802,703/
Cobey80819/
Sobay80807/
Soboy80600/
Sooby80189/
Coboy8098/
Skoby8092/
Scoba8030/
Cobay8024/
Scobi8016/
Scobe8013/
Scuby8011/
Sohby806/
Scowy803/
Scovy802/
Cooby801/
Scobá801/
Scaby800/
Coyby800/
Scottbey7711/
Schoobey770/
Scobie734,583/
Sobhey732,089/
Scobee731,190/
Skouby73391/
Skobey73347/
Soybay73187/
Soobhy73122/
Schuby7334/
Schobe7331/
Soobay7324/
Scober7314/
Sobhay7312/
Skotby7312/
Scobai739/
Schobi738/
Skobyi737/
Shkoby737/
Sobahy736/
Scabiy734/
Sobyhh734/
Sobehy734/
Scooba733/
Scavoy732/
Coubay732/
Scovey732/
Coybay731/
Coyboy731/
Cobeey731/
Scoway731/
Scobes731/
Soyboy731/
Scoobi731/
Soibay731/
Couboy730/
Coobey730/
Scabey730/
Schaby730/
Saby674,943/
Sobe673,024/
Sobi672,211/
Caby671,988/
Cobe671,916/
Joby671,729/
Cobi67324/
Zoby67133/
Scoubes6748/
Schubey6716/
Schauby6711/
Skobych675/
Sobheey674/
Scoobie673/
Schoube671/
Schobee671/
Cobj671/
Soobhhy671/
Skoubey670/
Scotber670/

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Scoby Reference & Research

Scobey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Scoby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis