Scripture Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

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

Scripture Surname Definition:

SCRIPTURE: From the office of writer, secretary (Latin scriptor). Grenton the scriptor was writer of the charter of Duncan II to the monks of St. Cuthbert of Durham A.D.. 1094 (Nat. MSS., I, no. 2). Jacobus Scriptore witnessed a charter by William films Bernardi of the lands of Rath in the territory of Kateryn or Katerlyn, c.

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Scripture Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Scripture Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCRIPTURE: From the office of writer, secretary (Latin scriptor). Grenton the scriptor was writer of the charter of Duncan II to the monks of St. Cuthbert of Durham A.D.. 1094 (Nat. MSS., I, no. 2). Jacobus Scriptore witnessed a charter by William films Bernardi of the lands of Rath in the territory of Kateryn or Katerlyn, c. 1206 (RAA., I, p. 45), and John Scriptore was one of the witnesses to a charter of the lands of Kylmor, 1270 (RMP., p. 138).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Scriptor, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scripture Last Name Facts

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

Scripture is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scripture? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 775,315th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name Scripture occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Scripture live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 1,021,011. In The United States it is most numerous in: Washington, where 10 percent are found, Minnesota, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Scripture Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scripture has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scripture last name expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scripture Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Scripture earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.78% more than the national average, earning $67,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $46,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schripture950/
Scrpture941/
Scriptur941/
Scriptore8997/
Scrpiture892/
Screpture891/
Scripturo890/
Scripter82613/
Scriptor8220/
Scupture820/
Scriptori7818/
Scoptur7516/
Scrptor750/
Scaptura7149/
Skepture716/
Scrptori711/
Scuptire710/
Scapatore671/
Scapatura671/

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