Scoresby Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Scoresby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) for Scawsby, q.v.

Scoresby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Scoresby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) for Scawsby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scoresby Last Name Facts

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

Scoresby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scoresby? popularity and diffusion

Scoresby is the 1,194,481st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Scoresby live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 45 percent live, Idaho, where 28 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Scoresby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scoresby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scoresby last name grew 1,840 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scoresby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scoresby last name are 45.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.89% registered to vote for the party.

Scoresby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scoreby9326/
Soresby934/
Scorsby933/
Scoursby881/
Skarsby6710/
Skareby674/
Skoreba671/
Scorsipa6338/
Secreasp632/
Skorsoba631/
Sechresp631/
Scarsp571/
Sukrasebya568/
Shkarebych564/
Sugrasebya561/
Skarsbø53174/
Skarsbo536/
Skarsbö531/
Segresp531/
Sakrsab531/
Skareba530/
Skoršepa5018/
Skorsepa503/
Sukursab501/

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