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 is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sconce? popularity and diffusion

Sconce is the 525,631st most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sconce are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sconce is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 837,088. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Oregon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Sconce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sconce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sconce last name rose 287 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sconce Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sconce last name are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.04% registered to vote for the political 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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