Scorse Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Scorse Surname Definition:

From korsen, a reed, stalk; in composition, kors. compare the local name Penkors. There is a place called Scoresham in Launcells.

Scorse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2371:113,90612,650
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
England691:807,50843,459
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scorse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From korsen, a reed, stalk; in composition, kors. compare the local name Penkors. There is a place called Scoresham in Launcells.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Scorse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scorse is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scorse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scorse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 546,987th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Scorse reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 113,906. In Australia Scorse is most numerous in: Victoria, where 89 percent live, New South Wales, where 7 percent live and Queensland, where 5 percent live. Beside Australia Scorse exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Scorse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scorse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scorse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scorse are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scorse earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.13% more than the national average, earning $54,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $39,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scourse9275/
Schorse9236/
Scorset9212/
Corse911,393/
Sorse911,312/
Scors9128/
Corsey83736/
Scorsi83135/
Scarse8388/
Scorsa8373/
Scorce8362/
Sorsie8315/
Sorsey837/
Sorseh833/
Corsee832/
Sorsee831/
Corsea831/
Corsse831/
Sorsea831/
Corshe831/
Scours830/
Coorse830/
Sorshe830/
Corrse830/
Scorgie771,702/
Scorcea77166/
Scarset7777/
Schurse7763/
Scource7729/
Schorsy7726/
Scorche7722/
Scorsis7719/
Sorseah7718/
Scarsce7712/
Sorsche7711/
Scorsch776/
Scoursi775/
Scorcer775/
Coorsey774/
Scharse774/
Scarsez773/
Corssey772/
Dcorsey771/
Scourst771/
Scursie771/
Sorshey771/
Scorssi771/
Scarsse771/
Courrse770/
Schorze770/
Corsiey770/
Coursie770/
Corsi7325,793/
Carse731,834/
Sorsy73525/
Sarse73253/
Corce73224/
Jorse7379/
Sorsi7364/
Skors7361/
Sorze7326/
Corsy7315/
Zorse737/
Corje733/
Scars732/
Corze731/
Skorsetz7171/
Skorseth7151/
Scarseth7135/
Scorches715/
Courssey711/
Scorchez711/
Corrsche711/
Scorggie710/
Courshee710/
Scorza674,904/
Scarsi672,633/
Carsey67941/
Scarce67837/
Skorge67309/
Corcea67110/
Saarse6755/
Corssi6740/
Joorse6738/
Scorch6736/
Jorsey6733/
Scorci6729/
Skerse6720/
Sarseh6720/
Jorsee6715/
Corssy6712/
Skorsa6711/
Sarsei6711/
Scarsé6711/
Sarsee6710/
Carsee679/
Sarshe678/
Sorsai677/
Sorsih676/
Scorzi676/
Soorsy675/
Scharsche675/
Scarze674/
Coursi674/
Sorshy674/
Skorsz674/
Scorgi674/
Coursy672/
Carshe672/
Sorzie672/
Corsay671/
Zorsey671/
Scursi671/
Shcars671/
Sorcey671/
Sorrce671/
Jorsep671/
Sgarse671/
Corsoi671/
Scarsa671/
Jorshe671/
Courze671/
Corjee671/
Scarsp671/
Sorsoi671/
Sorssi671/
Jorsge671/
Jorses670/
Sorsay670/
Corcey670/
Sarsey670/
Coorce670/
Scorcy670/
Scarrs670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scorse
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