Scribner Surname

54,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Scribner Surname Definition:

= Scriven, Scrivener, q.v

Scribner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6531:41,8885,145
Canada4931:74,7388,442
Australia2111:127,94213,963
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Panama51:782,45211,059
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominica11:75,891912
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3241:21,6092,725

Scribner (40) may also be a first name.

Scribner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Scriven, Scrivener, q.v

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who copied books and manuscripts.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Scribner Last Name Facts

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

Scribner occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scribner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scribner is the 54,141st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 774,529 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Scribner reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Scribner is also the 1,614,485th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,653 people, or 1 in 41,888. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent live, New York, where 5 percent live and Michigan, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Scribner is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Scribner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scribner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scribner surname increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scribner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Scribner surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scribner surname are 5.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Scribner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,802 CAD per year.

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Scribner Reference & Research

Scribner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Scribner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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