Scranton Surname

133,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Scranton Surname Definition:

SCRANTON: (Dutch.) From schrantsen, to tear, seize, or break, so named, perhaps, from his warlike propensities.

Scranton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3191:109,20711,919
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0531:47,6915,460

Scranton (23) may also be a first name.

Scranton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCRANTON: (Dutch.) From schrantsen, to tear, seize, or break, so named, perhaps, from his warlike propensities.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Scranton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scranton is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scranton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scranton is the 133,392nd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,156,079 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Scranton reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Scranton is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Scranton is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,319 people, or 1 in 109,207. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Scranton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scranton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scranton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scranton surname are 17.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scranton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrannton940/
Cranton93513/
Sranton931/
D'Scranton891/
Scrantom8845/
Crantton881/
Cronton802/
Sramton801/
Srantan801/
Srontong754/
Skrantan750/
Sronthong713/
Sromton670/
Srantham631/
Jramthong591/
Jrantham500/

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Footnotes

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