Scrafton Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scrafton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Scrafton (Yorks), the Domesday Scraftun = the Cave- or Den-Enclosure [Old English scrœf + tún]

Scrafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4791:116,32211,861
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scrafton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Scrafton (Yorks), the Domesday Scraftun = the Cave- or Den-Enclosure [Old English scrœf + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scrafton Last Name Facts

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

Scrafton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scrafton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 553,576th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Scrafton are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Scrafton is most frequent in England, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 116,322. In England Scrafton is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 32 percent reside, Durham, where 13 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Scrafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scrafton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scrafton surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scrafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scrafton surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scrafton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scraffton943/
Crafton936,113/
Craffton882/
Craftton882/
Skrafton881/
Craufton880/
Scrofton880/
Crofton802,417/
Crawton801/
Craftan801/
Jrafton801/
Crawtton752/
Crawthon750/
Croffton750/
Schrabtan711/
Croftan670/
Crowthon630/

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