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 held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scraggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scraggs is the 758,524th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Scraggs is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Scraggs live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Scraggs is most common in: West Virginia, where 18 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Kansas, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Scraggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scraggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scraggs last name expanded 159 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scraggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scraggs surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scraggs
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