Scrivenger Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scrivenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scrivenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Scrivenger Last Name Facts

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

Scrivenger is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scrivenger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scrivenger is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Scrivenger are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

Scrivenger is most common in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 67 percent are found, Somerset, where 17 percent are found and Greater London, where 17 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Scrivenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scrivenger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scrivenger last name grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrivener954,969/
Scrivenier904/
Scrivenner900/
Scribenger900/
Scriviner8421/
Scribener847/
Scrivence841/
Scrivense841/
Screvener841/
Scrivenir840/
Scrivinier801/
Scribinger800/
Scribiner741/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scrivenger
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