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.
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| 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.
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Score Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Score Come From? nationality or country of origin
Score is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Score.
How Common Is The Last Name Score? popularity and diffusion
Score is the 311,995th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,042,741 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Score live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 130 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 533,813. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Score occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
Score Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Score has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Score 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 holding the Score last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for 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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