Scratch Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Scratch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scratch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2781:132,53813,752
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England101:5,571,806158,774
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Scratch (30) may also be a first name.

Scratch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scratch is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scratch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 646,966th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Scratch is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Scratch are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name globally, held by 30 people.

The surname Scratch is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 132,538. In Canada Scratch is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 78 percent are found, Alberta, where 16 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Scratch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scratch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scratch surname increased 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scratch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scratch surname are 35.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Scratch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skratch8612/
Scraith861/
Screach860/
Scrat836/
Schrotch801/
Scrace77509/
Skrach7751/
Scroch7724/
Scroth778/
Scratt773/
Scrate771/
Scra732/
Skrauch716/
Screace712/
Scraitz711/
Skrachs711/
Screash710/
Scrasce710/
Scray67138/
Scrot676/
Skrah675/
Scrad674/
Scrap673/
Scroh672/
Sqrat671/
Scqra671/
Scrra671/
Scrau670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scratch
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