Scothern Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Scothern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scothern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1061:50,3786,240
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Australia581:465,44335,949
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:86,7459,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scothern Last Name Facts

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

Scothern is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scothern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,171st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,848,667 people. Scothern occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Scothern reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

Scothern is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,106 people, or 1 in 50,378. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Derbyshire, where 14 percent live. Not including England Scothern occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Scothern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scothern has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scothern surname rose 394 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scothern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scothern last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Scothern earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $49,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scotthern944/
Cothern932,621/
Sothern93348/
Scothorn88312/
Sotheren8877/
Cotheren8812/
Couthern885/
Cotherin882/
Soothern881/
Scathern881/
Scottern880/
Sotern8614/
Cotern864/
Southeren8216/
Southerin828/
Scotthorn823/
Scotthirn820/
Sathern8047/
Cathern8028/
Soterin8023/
Soutern801/
Cottern801/
Cothirn801/
Schouteren78138/
Southeroen781/
Catherin751,184/
Scottorn75102/
Catheryn759/
Catheren754/
Scotorin752/
Cothiren751/
Scautern750/
Cotteren750/
Satern71140/
Sotirn711/
Cathereen711/
Schaterin711/
Catern710/
Sateren67170/
Caterin67113/
Sotirin6777/
Cattern6738/
Sattern674/
Sateurn673/
Sathirn671/
Jastern671/
Cathirn670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scothern
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