Scraggs Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Scraggs Surname Definition:

Scragg’s (Son): v. Scragg.

Scraggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
England1471:379,03426,619
Australia421:642,75544,739
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Scraggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Scragg’s (Son): v. Scragg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scraggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scraggs is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scraggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scraggs is the 758,524th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Scraggs are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Scraggs is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 18 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Kansas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Scraggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scraggs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 159 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scraggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Scraggs last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scraggs surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scraggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $46,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrauggs931/
Craggs924,975/
Scragg922,452/
Sraggs921/
Scrags921/
Scroggs862,664/
Craiggs8666/
Cracggs861/
Skraggs860/
Scraugs860/
Scrag832/
Srags831/
Crags831/
Scrouggs805/
Screuggs801/
Schroggs800/
Scrogg7710/
Skragg773/
Sroggs773/
Croggs771/
Shcrag771/
Scrogs771/
Creags770/
Scraig770/
Scroogs716/
Schraks715/
Scraiks713/
Scrogss712/
Creiggs711/
Skroggs710/
Scrak6736/
Skrag672/

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