Scorton Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Scorton Surname Definition:

SCORTONE: Henry de Scortone and Laurence de Scortone, b( th of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209). Probably from Scorton in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Scorton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Scorton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCORTONE: Henry de Scortone and Laurence de Scortone, b( th of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209). Probably from Scorton in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

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

Scorton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scorton occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scorton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scorton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scorton is the 11,742,229th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Scorton reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 50 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent live.

Scorton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Scorton surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scourton9316/
Scoerton930/
Schorton930/
Corton923,050/
Sorton92693/
Schortgon880/
Scarton862,132/
Scortan8651/
Skorton8637/
Corthon8626/
Sourton861/
Scurton861/
Sorrton861/
Cortton861/
Coorton860/
Scharton80736/
Schurton8034/
Scartton803/
Scartone803/
Scarrton801/
Carton7714,965/
Cortan771,133/
Sarton77988/
Sortan77111/
Cortón7730/
Zorton777/
Jorton773/
Carthon71555/
Cartoon7132/
Skerton7124/
Hjorton7117/
Skortun7113/
Jhorton7112/
Scartom7112/
Cartton7111/
Sarthon7111/
Cartoun718/
Corthan718/
Sarhton715/
Sortaan714/
Scurtan714/
Saarton713/
Scartan712/
Soortan711/
Carrton711/
Sorthan711/
Skarton711/
Skurton711/
Cardton710/
Cartoin710/
Coortan710/
Courthan679/
Schartun676/
Skarthon672/
Schartan671/
Soortaan671/
Carthoun670/
Scartane670/

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