Scrivenor Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Scrivenor Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameScrivenor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Scrivenor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
Scrivenor Demographics
Average Scrivenor Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scrivenor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scrivenor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scrivenor is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scrivenor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Scrivenor occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Scrivenor reside; 57 percent reside in Australasia and 57 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
Scrivenor is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 964,132. In Australia Scrivenor is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 29 percent live, Victoria, where 21 percent live and Queensland, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
Scrivenor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scrivenor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scrivenor surname increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scrivenor Last Name Statistics demography
Scrivenor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
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