Scott-Young Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Scott-Young Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Scott & Young.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scott-Young Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1091:247,66722,912
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Scott-Young Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Scott-Young Come From? nationality or country of origin

Scott-Young has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scott-Young? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Scott-Young reside; 87 percent reside in Australasia and 87 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 247,667. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 73 percent are found, Queensland, where 9 percent are found and Victoria, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scottyoung955/
Scott Young911/
Scott-Wang766/
Scotting74442/
Sctotting701/
Sactung671/

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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 Scott-Young
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