Scraton Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scraton Surname Definition:

Apparently merely assimilated forms of Scrafton, q.v.

If, however, ‘Scrat(t)on’ were really a distinct place-name the first element might be that seen in ‘Scratby’ (Norfolk), which one could have considered to be referable to a pers.

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Scraton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scraton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently merely assimilated forms of Scrafton, q.v.

If, however, ‘Scrat(t)on’ were really a distinct place-name the first element might be that seen in ‘Scratby’ (Norfolk), which one could have considered to be referable to a pers. name or nickname from Old Norse skratti, ‘wizard,’ ‘magician,’ if it did not apparently occur as Scroutebi in an 11th- cent. land-grant (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1017).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scraton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scraton is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scraton? popularity and diffusion

Scraton is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Scraton reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Scraton is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 36 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Scraton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scraton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scraton last name expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scraton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Scraton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.38% more than the national average, earning R 614,016 per year and in United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Screaton93322/
Scratton9318/
Craton92697/
Crayton867,870/
Cratton8627/
Sratong8622/
Sratton8615/
Srayton861/
Screton861/
Crathon861/
Srahton861/
Chraton860/
Screeton80346/
Srathong80212/
Chraston8015/
Screatun801/
Crayhton801/
Creathon801/
Scretton801/
Sraitong801/
Scrouton800/
Scredton800/
Scrotton800/
Croton77520/
Cratan7733/
Sroton770/
Sraithong756/
Sraythong751/
Screetonn751/
Creyton7117/
Crathan7114/
Croyton712/
Croiton711/
Crotton711/
Craytan711/
Craitan711/
Sroytong6773/
Sroitong678/
Crouthon675/
Creithon671/
Creihton671/
Shroston670/
Chreyton670/
Creyhton670/

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