Scottow Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scottow Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Scottow (Norf.), 14th cent. Skothow, 13th cent. Scothowe [Old Norse haug-r, a hill, mound: the first element is rather a pers. name than Old Norse skot, a shooting, shot]

Scottow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:366,56626,048
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813

Scottow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Scottow (Norf.), 14th cent. Skothow, 13th cent. Scothowe [Old Norse haug-r, a hill, mound: the first element is rather a pers. name than Old Norse skot, a shooting, shot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scandinavian) belonging to Scottow (Norf.), 14th cent. Skothow, 13th cent. Scothowe

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Norfolk.

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

From the Old Norse, Skrauti; in the Domesday Book, Scrotin; from the German, Schröder, Schrödter, Schröter, Schrötter; from the Danish, Skroeder; from the Flemish, Schroeder; from the Dutch, Schroeter; a personal name.

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

Scottow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scottow occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scottow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Scottow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Scottow are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Scottow is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 366,566. In England Scottow is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 18 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Apart from England Scottow exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Scottow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scottow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scottow last name expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scottow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scottow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Scottow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottow922/
Scothow860/
Sotow8322/
Cotow832/
Skottowe8026/
Schattow8017/
Couttouw8014/
Schoitow801/
Cattow770/
Schottova751/
Schatow7119/
Schutow714/
Schotthoff711/
Sotov671,347/
Satow67846/
Cotov67264/
Zotow6761/
Cotthoff6735/
Shchotov6712/
Jotow6710/
Cotof6710/
Schkutow672/
Scheutow672/
Skottova671/
Sotof671/
Schotoff671/
Schotova671/

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