Scotch Surname
Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname
Scotch Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Scotland; originally, the word also included the Irish, i.e., one who came from Ireland.
Scotch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Botswana | 458 | 1:4,775 | 730 |
| United States | 367 | 1:987,627 | 73,174 |
| Zimbabwe | 282 | 1:54,746 | 8,300 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Scotch (1,772) may also be a first name.
Scotch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Scotland; originally, the word also included the Irish, i.e., one who came from Ireland.
Scotch Demographics
Average Male Scotch Height
172 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scotch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scotch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scotch occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Scotch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 190,382nd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Scotch are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,771st most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,772 people.
Scotch is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Scotch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scotch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scotch surname rose 36,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scotch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Scotch last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Scotch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.71% less than the national average, earning R 64,860 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.41% more than the national average, earning $60,817 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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