Scorgie Surname

236,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

Scorgie Surname Definition:

Several of this name are recorded in Aberdeen. Perhaps a softened form of Scorgeak recorded in Badichell, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 90), now Scourgie. George Scorgie from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff).

Scorgie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5911:91,67111,225
Australia2991:90,28710,366
Scotland2171:24,6722,711
England2131:261,58720,867
Canada1611:228,85521,956
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2971:12,6031,492
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Scorgie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Several of this name are recorded in Aberdeen. Perhaps a softened form of Scorgeak recorded in Badichell, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 90), now Scourgie. George Scorgie from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Scorgie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scorgie is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scorgie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,209th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,281,754 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Scorgie live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Scorgie is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 91,671. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 42 percent reside, North West, where 23 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Scorgie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scorgie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Scorgie last name fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scorgie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scorgie surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Scorgie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.92% more than the national average, earning R 361,020 per year; in United States they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $38,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $53,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scorggie930/
Sorgie92112/
Scorgi924/
Scorie921/
Schorge86224/
Scorier8668/
Scourie861/
Tcorgie861/
Schorgi861/
Scargie860/
Scoyrie860/
Sorge839,039/
Sorgi831,696/
Corge8332/
Corgi8326/
Scoringe8041/
Scorse77585/
Skorge77309/
Scorsi77135/
Corgey77114/
Skorie7762/
Scorce7762/
Sorghi7738/
Sorghe7735/
Scorci7729/
Sargie7729/
Sorhge7713/
Courgi7711/
Scorzi776/
Corghe776/
Sorgey776/
Sorgeh775/
Jorgie775/
Sourgi773/
Soorgi772/
Scorgy772/
Sorgoi771/
Coorgi771/
Scurgi771/
Sourge771/
Scarie771/
Soorge771/
Coorge771/
Scorringe7583/
Sarghie71204/
Scorcea71166/
Scharge7183/
Scourse7175/
Scource7129/
Scorche7122/
Scorsis7119/
Djorgie7117/
Scaries7113/
Scorset7112/
Scorcer715/
Zorgier715/
Skories715/
Scoursi715/
Sârghie713/
Scarger713/
Scorzzi711/
Scorssi711/
Scarzie711/
Sãrghie711/
Scorggy711/
Scariet710/
Jorge67299,999/
Sarge672,048/
Scaringi671,807/
Sargi67905/
Zorge67630/
Scaringe67337/
Jorgi67180/
Skourgia6743/
Zorgi6735/
Scourchi6734/
Carge6726/
Cargi6716/
Scorches675/
Cârge674/
Scargois672/
Scarrier671/
Scarengi671/
Scorchez671/
Scariggi671/
Scariett670/
Jorgiess670/

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