Scroggie Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Scroggie Surname Definition:

From Scroggie, a village in Perthshire. William Scrogy, curate, was one of the witnesses to a charter of 1464 (REA., I, p. 287). David Scroghe was one of an inquest held in the Canongaie of Edinburgh in 1561 (MCM., II, p. 289), and Alexander Scrogye was minister in Auld Aberdeen in 1533 (SCM.

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Scroggie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:791,39561,115
Scotland1541:34,7653,413
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia941:287,18825,495
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Canada451:818,79163,991
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1851:20,2342,012
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Scroggie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Scroggie, a village in Perthshire. William Scrogy, curate, was one of the witnesses to a charter of 1464 (REA., I, p. 287). David Scroghe was one of an inquest held in the Canongaie of Edinburgh in 1561 (MCM., II, p. 289), and Alexander Scrogye was minister in Auld Aberdeen in 1533 (SCM., III, p. 93). Letters of horning were sent by Mr. John Schrogie in 1597 (Pollok, I, p. 188), and Robert Scroggy and William Scroggie of Aberdeenshire were among the Jacobites of the '45. Scroagie 1647, Scroggy 1630, Scroghie 1572, Schrogie 1600.

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

(Scandinavian) 1 a nickname for a Scraggy person [v. under Scragg] 2 Dweller at a Scraggy place, i.e. one covered with stunted undergrowth or brushwood [Scot. and North. and East English: v. under Scragg] Amang the braes sae scroggie.—Burns, ‘My Hoggie,’ 8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Scrogie; a location name in Perth.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Scroggie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scroggie is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scroggie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scroggie is the 368,021st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Scroggie live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 791,395. In The United States Scroggie is most numerous in: Nevada, where 22 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 16 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Scroggie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scroggie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scroggie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Scroggie surname is primarily Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Scroggie are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Scroggie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.6% more than the national average, earning $65,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrooggie941/
Scroggiee941/
Scrogie9348/
Scroogie882/
Scroggia880/
Scraggie880/
Scroggey880/
Scroge860/
Scroger80203/
Scrodge802/
Scrooge801/
Scragge801/
Scrogey801/
Scrugge801/
Scragie800/
Scrozie800/
Scrozier752/
Scrodger752/
Scroudge751/
Scroce719/
Scrage713/
Scruge710/
Skragge6711/
Scrouse6710/
Scruges679/
Skrogis671/
Sckrage671/
Scrhage670/

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