Scoreby Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scoreby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scoreby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Scoreby Last Name Facts

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

Scoreby is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scoreby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Scoreby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Scoreby is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 70 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 4 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Scoreby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scoreby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scoreby surname rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scoresby93198/
Soreby9217/
Scoraby861/
Correby860/
Sorebe776/
Sorebi774/
Corebe772/
Careby770/
Sareby770/
Sarebay7136/
Skareby714/
Skoreba711/
Schoorebee711/
Sorebee710/
Scotreve679/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scoreby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis