Scottsmith Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Scottsmith Surname Definition:

(English) One who made and sold darts or small javelins.

Scottsmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384

Scottsmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who made and sold darts or small javelins.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Scottsmith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scottsmith is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scottsmith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Scottsmith are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Scottsmith is primarily found in: Texas, where 29 percent live, Kentucky, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Cayman Islands, where 7 percent live.

Scottsmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scottsmith last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Scottsmith earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

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