Scorer Surname

229,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scorer Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Scourer, Scout, Spy [Middle English scorer; from Old French escorre, escourre, to run out-Latin excurrere]

Scorer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2241:45,5215,739
Australia1771:152,51816,101
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Canada391:944,75971,777
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Wales261:119,0209,008
Ireland171:276,9969,887
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:59,0206,931
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Scorer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Scourer, Scout, Spy [Middle English scorer; from Old French escorre, escourre, to run out-Latin excurrere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A scout; a scourer. "The kynge, beinge at Notyngham, and or he came there, sent the scorers all abowte the contries adjoyninge, to aspie and serche yf any gaderynges were in any place agaynst hym." Arrival of King Edward IV., quoted by Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Scorrer; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Scorer Last Name Facts

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

Scorer is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scorer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scorer is the 229,623rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,131,262 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Scorer reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Scorer is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,224 people, or 1 in 45,521. In England Scorer is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent live, Durham, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Scorer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scorer has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scorer last name grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scorer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scorer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scorer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning R 311,640 per year; in United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $63,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schorer923,306/
Scorier9268/
Scorrer9218/
Scoerer922/
Scourer921/
Score911,206/
Sorer91127/
Corer9149/
Schorrer86108/
Schorger8635/
Schoirer862/
Schourer860/
Schoorer860/
Schoyrer860/
Scorey83786/
Correr83684/
Scorea8354/
Scores8344/
Coorer8327/
Scorțe8327/
Soorer8325/
Sorrer8317/
Skorer8316/
Scorei837/
Scotre837/
Scorry835/
Sorier834/
Scoreţ834/
Sorear833/
Coreer832/
Corher832/
Courer832/
Scorra832/
Scorri832/
Scorie831/
Scurer831/
Scarer830/
Scoure830/
Corear830/
Soyrer830/
Scoore830/
Schoreher801/
Schurer771,798/
Scharer771,360/
Scorțea7760/
Scoretz7746/
Schárer7726/
Scourey7720/
Scarzer779/
Sorrier775/
Sckorey774/
Scorrea773/
Corrher773/
Sorreir773/
Correar773/
Scarger773/
Sceurer772/
Coreyjr771/
Scarrer771/
Scoreid771/
Scurrer771/
Shcurer771/
Coureir771/
Scourie771/
Scoyrie770/
Sourier770/
Zorer731,661/
Scory73569/
Carer73341/
Sarer73205/
Scare73127/
Skore73111/
Scora7383/
Sárer7315/
Jorer737/
Scori732/
Corir732/
Sorir731/
Zcore731/
Coryr731/
Scharrer714,187/
Schurrer71472/
Schaurer71214/
Schurger71166/
Schahrer7172/
Schuurer7139/
Scharger7118/
Schuhrer7113/
Schuirer715/
Scarrier711/
Shcarrer711/
Shcharer711/
Shcurrer711/
Schàrrer711/
Schaarer710/
Schurher710/
Scharerr710/
Schkerer710/
Carrer677,134/
Scorza674,904/
Sarier672,958/
Scarry67875/
Zorger67616/
Seurer67500/
Sareer67415/
Skorge67309/
Zorrer67180/
Scarra67149/
Zorzer6785/
Coroir6784/
Scares6780/
Scarey6778/
Skorei6775/
Scarre6767/
Skorey6767/
Skorie6762/
Skorra6752/
Sarrer6743/
Sarher6734/
Scoury6728/
Scorța6728/
Sarear6722/
Skorez6712/
Zoorer6712/
Scarez679/
Scared678/
Scorzi676/
Career675/
Scheurger675/
Scarze674/
Scorgi674/
Careyr673/
Scorio672/
Giorer672/
Chkore672/
Shcori672/
Carear672/
Carerr671/
Carher671/
Joirer671/
Joyrer671/
Sccory671/
Schaurrer671/
Scorip671/
Scottreed671/
Skoret671/
Scarie671/
Cahrer671/
Zorerh671/
Corrér671/
Jorere671/
Shkore671/
Sarehr671/
Sareir671/
Scarei671/
Scaret671/
Scheurrer671/
Scorha671/
Corrèr671/
Scouri671/
Sqoure671/
Sarerh671/
Skorej671/
Skorry670/
Careir670/
Cohrir670/
Sahrer670/
Squore670/
Scheaurer670/

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