Scratchley Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scratchley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scratchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Scratchley Last Name Facts

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

Scratchley has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Scratchley.

How Common Is The Last Name Scratchley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Scratchley reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Scratchley is most frequent in: Wiltshire, where 33 percent reside, Devon, where 25 percent reside and Hampshire, where 16 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Scratchley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scratchley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scratchley surname rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scratchley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scratchley surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Scratchley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cratchley95338/
Scratchly950/
Scritchley909/
Crotchley841/
Scratchall800/
Crotchly780/
Scatchel780/
Skatchaloey761/
Sketchley74971/
Scatchell74106/
Skretchly741/
Scutchale740/
Secotchele701/
Sketcheley701/
Scotchel6752/
Sketchly671/
Scracelli631/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Scratchley
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