Scrimgeour Surname
Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname
Scrimgeour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 447 | 1:11,977 | 1,611 |
| England | 293 | 1:190,164 | 16,878 |
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| New Zealand | 195 | 1:23,222 | 4,072 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 418 | 1:8,955 | 1,184 |
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Scrimgeour Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From ME. skrymsher, skirmisour Hector Boece in his Cronihls in describing how the office of Standard Bearer came to the Scrymgeouis says: King Malcolme happinnit to cum to Monymusk, and gat advertising, that al the north partis of Scotland and the Ilis wer confiderat with thir Murrayis aganis him. At last, quhen he wes cuming to Spay, and fand his ennimes of greter power than he micht resist, he espyit his baner-man, for feir of ennimes, trimbland, and not passand so pertlie forwart as he desirit. Incontinent, he pullit the baner fra him, and gaif it to Schir Alexander Carron, quhilk gat mony riche landis for that samin officc. Bot his name wes turnit, efter, to Skrymgeour; of quhilk is discendit ane nobil hous, perseverand yit, in gret honour, under the samin surname. In the fifteenth chapter of the same book, Boece assigns the event to the reign of Alexander the First, "namit Alexander the Feirs, becaus he dantit thevis with singular manheid." His words here are: "Afore the king was cumin to Spay, thir conspiratouris gaderit all the power thay micht, to resist his ouircuming. The king seing thame gaderit on this wise, send his baner man. Schir Alexander Carron, with ane cumpany of chosin men, ouir Spay: be quhais cuming, thir conspiratouris war vincust, and mony of thaim tane and punist to the deith.. This Alexander Carron. be his singular vassalage, slew sindry of thir conspiratouris, with ane cruki swerd, afore the king, and was callit, thairfore, Skrimgeour; that is to say, ane scharp fechter: and, for his singular vassalage, he gat armis; in quhilkis, is ane lion rampand, with ane crukit swerd. Otheris sayis, that he was callit Skrimgeour becaus he slew ane Inglisman in singular battall. The principall of this surname is Constable of Dunde: and hes in his baner. ane crukit swerd, in maner of ane huke." Of this popular etymology of the surname the late Sir James Balfour Paul says: "Whatever the real truth of this story may be, it has a better foundation than most of the tales found in the old annals, though the incidents alleged are probably placed at too early a date by the historians" (Sc. Peer., III, p. 303). Crymgeour 1634, Schirmethour and Schyrmethour 1361, Scirmechour 1358, Scremger 1715, Scremgeour 1485, Scrimigeor 1503, Scrimgeoure 1502, Scrimger 1652, Scrimiour 1423, Scrimseour 1681, Scrimzeor 1704, Scrimsour 1342, Scrymgeor 1526, Scrymgeoure 1456, Scrymger 1541, Scrymseoure 1G88, Scrymsour 1616, Scrymezour 1413, Scrymsour 1684, Scrymsoure 1818, Skermechour 1384, Skirmesur 1317, Skrimagour 1411, Skrimchur 1389, Skrimechour 1371, Skrymechur 1394, Skrymezoure 1410, Skrymgeour 1587, Skrymgeoure 1490, Skrymger 1661, Skrymgior and Skrymgwr 1361, Skrymiour 1396, Skrymour 1554, Skrymsour 1396, Skrymechour 1378, Skymezour 1413.Stolen from Fore bears
= Skrimshire, q.v.
“Fencing Master” in Old French (Schremisseur).
Scrimgeour Demographics
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Scrimgeour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scrimgeour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scrimgeour is found most frequently in Scotland. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Scrimgeour click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scrimgeour? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 232,869th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,205,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Scrimgeour are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 11,977. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Perth and Kinross, where 22 percent reside, Dundee City, where 20 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 7 percent reside. Not including Scotland this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Scrimgeour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scrimgeour has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Scrimgeour surname increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 666 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 965 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scrimgeour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Scrimgeour surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Scrimgeour last name are 12.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.62% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scrimgeour earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.82% more than the national average, earning R 432,084 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $50,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrimgeor | 95 | 3 | / |
| Schrimgeour | 95 | 2 | / |
| Scrymgeour | 90 | 356 | / |
| Scrimceour | 90 | 1 | / |
| Scringeour | 90 | 1 | / |
| Scrymegeour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scrymeour | 84 | 1 | / |
| Scryngeour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scrymgeoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scrimsure | 74 | 1 | / |
| Scrymyour | 74 | 0 | / |
| Scrimshier | 70 | 0 | / |
| Scrinshier | 60 | 0 | / |
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