Score Surname
Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname
Score Surname Definition:
1. A corruption of skawer, which Halliwell defines as a jurat, but whose functions seem to have been more like those of "commissioners of sewers." Anglo-Saxon Sceamere; a beholder, spectator, spy. Bosworth. Skawers are mentioned in connection with Pevensey Marsh in the XV.
Read More About This SurnameScore Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 679 | 1:533,813 | 44,364 |
England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 146 | 1:166,955 | 14,226 |
Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Score (130) may also be a first name.
Score Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1. A corruption of skawer, which Halliwell defines as a jurat, but whose functions seem to have been more like those of "commissioners of sewers." Anglo-Saxon Sceamere; a beholder, spectator, spy. Bosworth. Skawers are mentioned in connection with Pevensey Marsh in the XV. century, and Dugdale uses the word in his History of Imbanking, printed in 1662. 2. A deep, narrow, rugged indentation on the side of a hill. Isl. skor, fissura. Jamieson.
From Anglo-Saxon score, a shoer.
For Scurr. Simon, Ralph, Henry Scures or Escures, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Shore.
Score Demographics
Average Score Salary in
United States
$44,063 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Score Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Score Come From? nationality or country of origin
Score is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Score? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,995th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. The surname Score occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Score reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 130 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 679 people, or 1 in 533,813. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, Wisconsin, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
Score Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Score has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Score Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Score last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% being registered with the political party.
The amount Score earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $49,271 CAD per year.
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