Scrivener Surname

95,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2521:24,7423,413
United States1,2811:282,95026,340
Australia7991:33,7874,454
Canada2401:153,52315,602
New Zealand2191:20,6773,621
Wales311:99,8247,946
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Scotland231:232,77511,829
France131:5,109,440259,941
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2991:18,7652,695
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, escrivain, one who draws up and engrosses writings. The London Company of Scriveners was incorporated temp. James I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rainbald Scriba or Scriptor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

A gentle family of Scrivener resided last century at Potterspury, Northamptonshire (Baker's "Northamptonshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

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Scrivener 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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