Sconce Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sconce Surname Definition:

A rare surname still current. Robert Sconce was sheriff-substitute of Stirlingshire in the early eighteenth century. Perhaps local. Sconescroft, Sconeshauch and Scones-Lethindie are in Perth Retours and Sconescroft and Scones-Hauch in Forfar Retouis.

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Sconce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4331:837,08863,980
Australia991:272,68424,601
England601:928,63447,428
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Sconce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare surname still current. Robert Sconce was sheriff-substitute of Stirlingshire in the early eighteenth century. Perhaps local. Sconescroft, Sconeshauch and Scones-Lethindie are in Perth Retours and Sconescroft and Scones-Hauch in Forfar Retouis.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sconce Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sconce has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sconce click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sconce? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 525,631st most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sconce reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sconce is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 837,088. In The United States Sconce is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Oregon, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States Sconce occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Sconce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sconce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sconce surname expanded 287 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sconce Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sconce surname are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.04% being registered to vote for the party.

Sconce earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $40,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schonce922/
Conce911,492/
Schounce868/
Coonce831,633/
Sconci83194/
Scance8339/
Conceh8313/
Concey838/
Skonce837/
Connce835/
Consce832/
Sconse831/
Sounce831/
Sconze831/
Sconje831/
Sconch830/
Sconge830/
Scottence801/
Schance7748/
Skoncej7739/
Skoncey7710/
Schonze774/
Sconset772/
Cooncey771/
Souncey771/
Scoinge770/
Sconzer770/
Schoncy770/
Sconger770/
Schunce770/
Conci734,053/
Conje731,642/
Cance731,206/
Conze731,189/
Sonse73260/
Conse7399/
Jonce7336/
Sonze7319/
Concé735/
Sonçe733/
Zonce731/
Scons731/
Schanche71440/
Schonsee713/
Scanchez712/
Schaunce711/
Sconchai711/
Schonsey710/
Scoonger710/
Schonchi710/
Sconza67760/
Jonche67500/
Scoins67291/
Coonse67288/
Skonje67164/
Sonsee67132/
Sonsie6795/
Zionce6755/
Scoons6754/
Johnce6751/
Skance6737/
Consey6733/
Scanze6723/
Sonseh6720/
Sanceu6719/
Sconsa6717/
Skonze6716/
Zgonce6715/
Concoy6714/
Scanci6711/
Skonke6710/
Sonsei676/
Cuonze675/
Conjee675/
Sonzee675/
Joncer674/
Consee674/
Joynce673/
Sonzeu673/
Cancej673/
Scunca672/
Connse672/
Joncey672/
Cancei672/
Conjeh672/
Zoncep672/
Cancey671/
Cahnce671/
Sconka671/
Scoyns671/
Concay671/
Sonzea671/
Jounce671/
Zonche671/
Sonzie671/
Sonseu671/
Skoncy671/
Scancy671/
Scanse671/
Condje671/
Conshe671/
Cannce670/
Zounce670/

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