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

Scraggs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scraggs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 758,524th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Scraggs live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 18 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Kansas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common 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 number of people bearing the Scraggs surname expanded 159 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scraggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Scraggs are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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