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

The last name Scoresby is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scoresby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. Scoresby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Scoresby are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Scoresby is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Scoresby is most numerous in: Utah, where 45 percent reside, Idaho, where 28 percent reside and Arizona, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Scoresby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scoresby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,840 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scoresby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scoresby are 45.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.89% being registered with the political 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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