Scottson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Scottson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scottson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Scottson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scottson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scottson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scottson is the 4,649,889th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Scottson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Scottson live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 29 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 29 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Scottson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scottson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scottson surname increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scottson Last Name Statistics demography

Scottson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.86% less than the national average, earning $14,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scotson93547/
Scoutson881/
Cottsson881/
Cotson86145/
Sootson805/
Scosson802/
Cattson802/
Sattson802/
Soitson801/
Scotsen801/
Sothson800/
Cothson800/
Scouson800/
Schotsen756/
Scoisone755/
Johttson751/
Schoutsen71456/
Cotsen7158/
Sotsen7151/
Catson7128/
Sotsan719/
Codson714/
Jotson711/
Skouson67124/
Skotsen6756/
Soodson675/
Coodson672/
Jothson671/
Coutsen671/
Zotsong671/
Jotsone671/
Scottchung671/
Cothsen671/
Johtson671/
Scousen670/
Soudson670/
Cathson670/
Cattsen670/
Cothsan670/
Coudson670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Scottson
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