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 Male Score Height
177.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Score Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Score Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Score is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Score? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,995th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. It is predominantly found 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 widely held first name in the world It is held by 130 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 533,813. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Score is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
Score Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Score has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Score surname increased 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% 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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