Scoon Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Scoon Surname Definition:

Most probably derived from the hamlet of Old Scone in the southeast of Perthshire. Ysaac de Scone witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346), and Symone de Scone appears as abbot of Inchaffray in 1365 (Incimffray, p.

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Scoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England1301:428,60028,863
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Trinidad and Tobago611:22,3602,520
Australia431:627,80744,139
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Grenada131:8,349750
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland711:52,7213,555
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Scoon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably derived from the hamlet of Old Scone in the southeast of Perthshire. Ysaac de Scone witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346), and Symone de Scone appears as abbot of Inchaffray in 1365 (Incimffray, p. 127). Jonne de Scone was one of the masons who contracted for the building of five chapels on the south side of St. Giles's parish church, Edinburgh, in 1387 (CDE., p. 14; Egidii, p. 24), and the name is also found in Edinburgh in 1648 as Skune, and in 1691 as Scoon (Edinb, Marr,), Thomas Scone was tenant of the "half towun" of Balgirscho in Perthshire in 1542 (Cupar-Angus, II, p. 185). The old family of de Scone were probably descendants of Malothen, vice-comes de Scone in the reign of Alexander I. William Scoon died in Kelso, 1940.

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

Probably Scone in Perthshire, the ancient coronation-place of the Scottish kings, once a city, now a pitiful village of 18 houses.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scoon Last Name Facts

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

Scoon has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scoon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. Scoon is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Scoon are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States Scoon is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, Wisconsin, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and New Zealand, where 14 percent live.

Scoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scoon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scoon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scoon last name are 10.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Scoon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $54,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoon916,594/
Scoone9140/
Soon8929,132/
Coon8923,278/
Scon8911/
Schoonn833/
Schon806,074/
Scone80145/
Scoun8081/
Skoon8019/
Soonh8013/
Sconn808/
Scond804/
Scoen804/
Hsoon803/
Scont801/
Scoin801/
Szcon801/
Scong801/
Sckon801/
Dcoon801/
Coonn801/
Coohn800/
Cooyn800/
Scooggin770/
Con7549,146/
Schuon73577/
Schoun73199/
Scoyne73113/
Scoten7334/
Schonn7330/
Scottn734/
Shchon733/
Stchon732/
Shcoen732/
D'Coon731/
Scotne731/
Soonhh731/
Scotin731/
S'Koon731/
Schoin731/
Schoyn730/
Schson730/
Scoung730/
Conn6725,063/
Sohn6714,296/
Soin673,525/
Scoggin672,971/
Joon672,965/
Sonn672,022/
Zoon671,401/
Suon671,221/
Scouten671,033/
Sonh67974/
Scotten67778/
Skon67455/
Soyn67229/
Scom67190/
Conț6785/
Scan6779/
Schjong6727/
Scochin6723/
Zson6714/
Coyn6712/
Coën6711/
Coín677/
Sgon674/
Sqon672/
Scen671/
Dcon671/
Geescon671/
Conh671/
Xcon671/
Scottin671/
Soïn671/
Soën671/
Shchoin671/
Scoutin671/
Skoosen671/
Scun670/
Scousen670/

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