Scranton Surname
Approximately 3,380 people bear this surname
Scranton Surname Definition:
SCRANTON: (Dutch.) From schrantsen, to tear, seize, or break, so named, perhaps, from his warlike propensities.
Scranton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,319 | 1:109,207 | 11,919 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,053 | 1:47,691 | 5,460 |
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.
Scranton Demographics
Average Scranton Salary in
United States
$43,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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