Scragg Surname
Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname
Scragg Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) a nickname for a Thin, Bony Person [Dialectal English scrag: cp. Dialectal Swedish skraka, a scraggy person; and Old Norse skröggslig-r, scraggy] Cp. Scroggie.
Scragg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,354 | 1:41,151 | 5,282 |
| United States | 531 | 1:682,597 | 54,262 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 973 | 1:25,052 | 3,468 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Scragg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) a nickname for a Thin, Bony Person [Dialectal English scrag: cp. Dialectal Swedish skraka, a scraggy person; and Old Norse skröggslig-r, scraggy] Cp. Scroggie.
John Scragg was mayor of Congleton in 1579 (Y.). In 1624 there was a Thomas Scragge of Wilmslow and Withington (E.).
Scragg Demographics
Scragg Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Scragg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scragg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scragg is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scragg? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 174,865th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Scragg are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Scragg is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,354 people, or 1 in 41,151. In England Scragg is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 26 percent live, Cheshire, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Scragg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scragg has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Scragg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Scragg surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Scragg surname are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.37% registered with the party.
The amount Scragg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $48,735 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scraggs | 92 | 377 | / |
| Schragg | 92 | 94 | / |
| Cragg | 91 | 6,422 | / |
| Sragg | 91 | 16 | / |
| Scrag | 91 | 2 | / |
| Scrauggs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schrag | 83 | 3,259 | / |
| Shragg | 83 | 63 | / |
| Scrogg | 83 | 10 | / |
| Skragg | 83 | 3 | / |
| Scrags | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shcrag | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sraggs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Scraig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Srag | 80 | 1,225 | / |
| Crag | 80 | 67 | / |
| Scroggs | 77 | 2,664 | / |
| Schraag | 77 | 248 | / |
| Skraggs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scraugs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crogg | 73 | 61 | / |
| Shrag | 73 | 38 | / |
| Scrak | 73 | 36 | / |
| Chrag | 73 | 25 | / |
| Sraag | 73 | 12 | / |
| Srrag | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cragh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skrag | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sragh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sraig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Srags | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szrag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crayg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Craag | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scrouggs | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schroggs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Craugh | 67 | 490 | / |
| Schrak | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chragh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Scrack | 67 | 5 | / |
| Srhaug | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sroggs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Srague | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schrog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scrogs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chraig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shraig | 67 | 0 | / |
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