Scotch Surname

190,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Botswana4581:4,775730
United States3671:987,62773,174
Zimbabwe2821:54,7468,300
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schotch9245/
Scottch923/
Scootch922/
Scoth91358/
Scoch919/
Skotch8387/
Scuoch8346/
Scatch8325/
Scutch8313/
Scoche835/
Scotce834/
Scouch832/
Scooth831/
Shcoch831/
Skcoch831/
Scooch831/
Scotth831/
Scothe831/
Sckoch830/
Scot802,420/
Scoh8013/
Scoc801/
Schutch775/
Schatch772/
Sckutch772/
Schcoth771/
Scott73854,691/
Scohy73886/
Scout73520/
Skoch73474/
Scoot73406/
Scots7329/
Scote7327/
Scath739/
Sccot737/
Scoce735/
Scotz734/
Scocz734/
Skoth734/
Scoph733/
Scoit732/
Jscot731/
Scodt731/
Scotx731/
Sscot731/
Scach731/
Scàth731/
Scoht731/
Sxcot731/
Shcot731/
Scost730/
Scosh730/
Scheutch710/
Scotte67829/
Scotts67549/
Sco67329/
Scache67219/
Skutch6790/
Sccott6745/
Scoots6726/
Skatch6719/
Scottt6717/
Scoott6716/
Sketch6716/
Scoote6716/
Scoutt6713/
Schkot6712/
Sckotz679/
Skotth678/
Scouts677/
Schkoh676/
Sscott675/
Hscott674/
Scathe673/
S'cott673/
Scoute673/
Scottj673/
Skooth672/
Shcott672/
Skothe672/
Jscott672/
Scoitt672/
Scopph671/
Scauth671/
Scoocs671/
Scottz671/
Scoytt671/
Scachs671/
Skotsh671/
Scotze671/
Scacht671/
Skoche671/
Scostt671/
Sckott670/
Scodts670/
Scoost670/

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