Scorgie Surname
Approximately 1,702 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 591 | 1:91,671 | 11,225 |
| Australia | 299 | 1:90,287 | 10,366 |
| Scotland | 217 | 1:24,672 | 2,711 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 297 | 1:12,603 | 1,492 |
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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).
Scorgie Demographics
Average Scorgie Salary in
United States
$38,151 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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