Scotchmer Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scotchmer Surname Definition:

From Scotchman; or from the Dutch, Schottemeijer; a personal name.

Scotchmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:449,33929,774
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Scotchmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Scotchman; or from the Dutch, Schottemeijer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Scotchmer Last Name Facts

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

Scotchmer occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scotchmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotchmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 921,780th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. Scotchmer is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Scotchmer reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scotchmer is most frequent in England, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 449,339. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, Somerset, where 17 percent are found and Suffolk, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Scotchmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scotchmer has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scotchmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Scotchmer last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Scotchmer are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scotchmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.66% more than the national average, earning 535,246 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,969 CAD per year.

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Scotchmer Reference & Research

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