Scrivener Surname
Approximately 4,969 people bear this surname
Scrivener Surname Definition:
From the occupation, a writer, a copyist. A later form of ME. scrivein (OF. escrivain, a scrivener) + the agental suffix -er. Reginald Scrivayner held land in Ayr in 1348 (Friars Ayr, p. 17). compare Scripture.
Scrivener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,252 | 1:24,742 | 3,413 |
| United States | 1,281 | 1:282,950 | 26,340 |
| Australia | 799 | 1:33,787 | 4,454 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| New Zealand | 219 | 1:20,677 | 3,621 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,299 | 1:18,765 | 2,695 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
Scrivener (79) may also be a first name.
Scrivener Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the occupation, a writer, a copyist. A later form of ME. scrivein (OF. escrivain, a scrivener) + the agental suffix -er. Reginald Scrivayner held land in Ayr in 1348 (Friars Ayr, p. 17). compare Scripture.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Scribe, Public Writer,Clerk [Middle English scrivein, scriveyn, scrivayn, etc. (the surname ‘Scrivener,’etc., is a later form with the agential suff. -er), Old French escrivain (French écrivain), Low Latin scriban-us, from Latin scriba, a scribe] Margaret Scrivein.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Johannes Scryvener.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Adam Scriveyn, if ever it thee bifalle Bœce or Troylus for to writen newe, Under thy long lokkes thou most have the scalle [scab] But after my making thou write more trewe.—Chaucer's Words unto Adam, his owne Scriveyn.
(English) ‘Scriven’ is also from the W. Yorks place-name Scriven, Domesday Scravinge, O.Angl. *Scræfingum, dat. of *Scræfingas = the Scræf Family [the pers. name is apparently a form of the Old English scræb, m., a bird-name (perh. that of the cormorant) + the pl. of the son suff. -ing] ‘William de Skrevyn’ occurs in a Yorkshire record of 1309-10.
Old French, escrivain, one who draws up and engrosses writings. The London Company of Scriveners was incorporated temp. James I.
Rainbald Scriba or Scriptor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Scrivener: In the castle or hall the illiterate noble or Lord of the Manor was obliged to employ a writer, to put down his accounts, arrange contracts in writing with his tenants, and do for him his general correspondence. As a surname we have both Scrivener and Scribner.
A gentle family of Scrivener resided last century at Potterspury, Northamptonshire (Baker's "Northamptonshire").
Scrivener Demographics
Average Male Scrivener Height
176.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scrivener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scrivener Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scrivener is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scrivener? popularity and diffusion
The surname Scrivener is the 95,748th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,466,602 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Scrivener are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Scrivener is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name in the world, held by 79 people.
The last name Scrivener is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2,252 people, or 1 in 24,742. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Suffolk, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Other than England it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Scrivener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Scrivener has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scrivener last name rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 600 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scrivener Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Scrivener surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Scrivener last name are 8.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.42% being registered with the party.
The amount Scrivener earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 533.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,505,640 per year; in United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.02% more than the national average, earning $58,141 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schrivener | 95 | 23 | / |
| Scrivenger | 95 | 8 | / |
| Scrivenier | 95 | 4 | / |
| Scrivenner | 95 | 0 | / |
| Crivener | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scriviner | 89 | 21 | / |
| Scribener | 89 | 7 | / |
| Sreivener | 89 | 2 | / |
| Scrivenea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Screvener | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scrivenes | 89 | 0 | / |
| Scrivenir | 89 | 0 | / |
| Scrivinier | 84 | 1 | / |
| Scribenger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Scrivine | 82 | 0 | / |
| Scrivines | 78 | 30 | / |
| Scribiner | 78 | 1 | / |
| Scrivenis | 78 | 0 | / |
| Scribinger | 74 | 0 | / |
| Scribine | 71 | 4 | / |
| Screveny | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scrivioni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Srheibiner | 63 | 1 | / |
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Scrivener Reference & Research
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