Scrace Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scrace Surname Definition:

This Sussex family claim to have settled in the county from Denmark before the Norman Conquest, though there is no record of them earlier than the XIII. century. The name has been conjecturally derived from the great Norman appellative of Scures or D'Escures.

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Scrace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:146,24214,079
United States351:10,355,970420,657
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Scrace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This Sussex family claim to have settled in the county from Denmark before the Norman Conquest, though there is no record of them earlier than the XIII. century. The name has been conjecturally derived from the great Norman appellative of Scures or D'Escures. Sussex Arch. Coll. viii. 2.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scrace Last Name Facts

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

Scrace is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scrace? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 608,234th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Scrace are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Scrace is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 146,242. In England Scrace is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 21 percent reside, East Sussex, where 15 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Scrace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scrace has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scrace last name increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scrace Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Scrace earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.76% more than the national average, earning R 636,300 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $62,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Screace922/
Scrasce920/
Crace911,625/
Srace911/
Scrachez860/
Scrase831,170/
Cracea831,028/
Scroce839/
Scrage833/
Cracey831/
Sracey831/
Sracet831/
Scratcher8087/
Scratched801/
Scratch77468/
Sraiche7711/
Schraje777/
Skrauce773/
Craycee772/
Sckrage771/
Scragge771/
Scraker771/
Screase771/
Srachey771/
Srayche771/
Shrache771/
Sratche771/
Screach770/
Scragie770/
Scrhage770/
Skracke770/
Scraise770/
Schraze770/
Croce7323,937/
Crase732,283/
Craze731,968/
Craje7336/
Srage7329/
Craci735/
Sraje735/
Sracy734/
Sroce731/
Zrace731/
Shcrazei7123/
Schraage7116/
Schrajer7115/
Schragge712/
Scrachio711/
Schrages710/
Schrasse710/
Scraggie710/
Schrazer710/
Shracher710/
Crăcea67225/
Crasci67190/
Srajer67126/
Craici67105/
Schrauger67105/
Shrage6796/
Skroce6761/
Skrach6751/
Schrauzer6740/
Scroca6724/
Scroch6724/
Srager6723/
Szrage6721/
Schrasser6717/
Schraußer6714/
Crazee679/
Crouce677/
Crasse675/
Sraser675/
Cracui675/
Crasey674/
Crazey674/
Skrake674/
Scroschet673/
Sragee673/
Cìraci673/
Scroza672/
Srages672/
Skraca672/
Chroce672/
Crashe671/
Chrage671/
Chraje671/
Screus671/
Scroka671/
Schradger671/
Schreager671/
Sracid671/
Sraize671/
Srazer671/
Crazze671/
Jraice671/
Skracz671/
Skrage671/
Sradje671/
Screci671/
Dcraze671/
Craije671/
Crayse671/
Srajeh671/
Sraseh671/
Scrass670/
Sraucy670/
Scroge670/

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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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