Scotney Surname

225,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Scotney Surname Definition:

Belonging to Scotney = Scota’s Island (or Waterside) [A.Sax. *Scotaníg —Scotan-, genit. of Scota (either from Old Northern English and O.East. English ge)scot, arrow, shot, scot (as in scot-fréo), or (more likely) the Celtic name: v. Scott) + í(e)g, island, etc.

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Scotney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0111:55,1126,694
Australia5281:51,1286,347
Canada1231:299,55827,752
United States721:5,034,152256,679
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5121:47,6085,873
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Scotney (13) may also be a first name.

Scotney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Belonging to Scotney = Scota’s Island (or Waterside) [A.Sax. *Scotaníg —Scotan-, genit. of Scota (either from Old Northern English and O.East. English ge)scot, arrow, shot, scot (as in scot-fréo), or (more likely) the Celtic name: v. Scott) + í(e)g, island, etc.] Scotney Castle, Sussex, is said to have been built by and named from Walter de Scoteni. Several persons named de Scoteni, de Scoteney, or de Scotenye are mentioned in the Lincolnshire Hundred- Rolls; and the spot prob. existed in that county or bordering ones.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A castle and estate in East Sussex, which belonged to the family in the XIII. and XIV. centuries. The first of the name on record is Walter de Scotney, steward of the Earl of Gloucester, temp. Henry III., who was hanged on a charge of attempting the life of his master. His descendants continued at Scotney till the reign of Edward III. Blaauw's Barons' War, p. 61.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scotney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scotney has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 225,834th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,050,887 people. The surname Scotney occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Scotney are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. Scotney is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

Scotney is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,011 people, or 1 in 55,112. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 17 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England Scotney is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Scotney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scotney has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scotney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scotney are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Scotney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.3% less than the national average, earning R 153,756 per year; in United States they earn 31.25% more than the national average, earning $56,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $43,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scottney9313/
Schotney930/
Cotney92947/
Sotney925/
Scotne921/
Sconey921/
Cottney8621/
Cootney861/
Scooney860/
Scotnay860/
Scutney860/
Scone83145/
Cotne8330/
Sotne8322/
Catney77541/
Skoney77129/
Skotny77115/
Scoyne77113/
Satney7782/
Scoone7740/
Scones7734/
Sconyo7711/
Sconer773/
Sconje771/
Sconed771/
Soutne771/
Scgone771/
Scohny771/
Scaney770/
Scomny770/
Sconge770/
Schattney758/
Scoones71529/
Scoines71118/
Skotner7175/
Scoynes7159/
Skotnyi7121/
Scooner714/
Coutnei711/
Scottni711/
Cotnaya711/
Cotinne711/
Cattney711/
Joutney710/
Sathney710/
Caatney710/
Scoinge710/
Scounes710/
Sotna67465/
Skone67376/
Scane67316/
Skony6738/
Satne6725/
Skottner6720/
Scooneas678/
Scona677/
Sconi675/
Cotna674/
Catne671/
Skottnes671/
Sotni671/
Scotinni671/
Schcoine671/
Scoggine670/
Scany670/

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