Scown Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scown Surname Definition:

SCAWAN, SCAWEN, SCAWIN, SCAWN, SCOWEN, SCOWN: From a place of the same name; from scauan, an elder-tree. Hals derives the word scauan from Gr. σχοβιεμ, sambucus, ebulus, the elder-tree; and he says that, suitably to its name, this family has for its arms, "Argeut, a scawen, or elder-tree, vert.

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Scown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4741:56,9536,945
New Zealand2951:15,3502,671
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
England681:819,38343,863
Canada451:818,79163,991
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Scown (11) may also be a first name.

Scown Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCAWAN, SCAWEN, SCAWIN, SCAWN, SCOWEN, SCOWN: From a place of the same name; from scauan, an elder-tree. Hals derives the word scauan from Gr. σχοβιεμ, sambucus, ebulus, the elder-tree; and he says that, suitably to its name, this family has for its arms, "Argeut, a scawen, or elder-tree, vert." The Scawens anciently dwelt at Millinike in St. Germans.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Scown Last Name Facts

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

Scown is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scown? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scown is the 335,833rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Scown reside; 70 percent reside in Australasia and 70 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Scown is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 56,953. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 31 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Queensland, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Australia Scown occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Scown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scown has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scown Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scown last name are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.29% registered with the party.

The amount Scown earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scowen91823/
Schowin839/
Scawn8064/
Skown808/
Scobn800/
Schouwen7725/
Scobin7342/
Skowen7327/
Scawin736/
Scoben733/
Skowin731/
Skowina6735/
Schawin672/
Schawhn671/
Schaawn670/
Schuwin670/
Schauwen623/
Szczawin621/
Skovn601/
Skewn600/
Scabin55371/
Scubin5584/
Skobyn5563/
Skawin5523/
Skeewn551/
Skewen551/
Scaben551/
Skawina50268/
Shkobin506/
Schavnn501/
Skaswin501/

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