Scotcher Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Scotcher Surname Definition:
One who levies taxes. To scot, or, as it is called in some dialects, to scotch, is to tax or amerce. SCOTCHMAN. A native of Scotland.
Scotcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 504 | 1:110,552 | 11,426 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 317 | 1:76,894 | 8,364 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Scotcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who levies taxes. To scot, or, as it is called in some dialects, to scotch, is to tax or amerce. SCOTCHMAN. A native of Scotland.
From the Dutch, Schotse; a personal name.
Scotcher Demographics
Scotcher Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Scotcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scotcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scotcher is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scotcher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scotcher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scotcher is the 449,900th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name Scotcher occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Scotcher reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 110,552. In England it is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 13 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Scotcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scotcher has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scotcher surname expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scotcher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Scotcher last name is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Scotcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.07% more than the national average, earning R 620,400 per year; in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning $59,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotcher | 93 | 213 | / |
| Sotcher | 93 | 17 | / |
| Coutcher | 88 | 297 | / |
| Scutcher | 88 | 133 | / |
| Scotchie | 88 | 74 | / |
| Skotcher | 88 | 41 | / |
| Scatcher | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sottcher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scochert | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scoche | 86 | 5 | / |
| Scotce | 86 | 4 | / |
| Scatcherd | 82 | 136 | / |
| Scotchett | 82 | 33 | / |
| Skotscher | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scouscher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Satcher | 80 | 1,577 | / |
| Skocher | 80 | 9 | / |
| Scocier | 80 | 8 | / |
| Scochet | 80 | 8 | / |
| Scotchi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Scotchy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scatcheard | 78 | 1 | / |
| Scoce | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sketcher | 75 | 415 | / |
| Cathcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sathcher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Skatcher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seutcher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scache | 71 | 219 | / |
| Scochi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Scocha | 71 | 13 | / |
| Scotze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skoche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scochy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scocie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scoicea | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zatcher | 67 | 12 | / |
| Josther | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scochai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scotshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scatshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scouser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scotsie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scachez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scatzer | 67 | 0 | / |
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