Scrutton Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scrutton Surname Definition:

(N. English or Scandinavian) belonging To Scruton (N. Yorks), 14th cent. Scruton, the Domesday Scurueton(e= Scurfa’s or Skurfa’s Farmstead [Old English Old Norse tún, enclosure, farm, etc.: the pers. name is a descriptive nickname for a scurvy individual from either Old Northern English scurf, scruf, or O.

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Scrutton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:132,34713,067
Canada961:383,80834,152
Australia801:337,44628,659
United States591:6,143,372295,589
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland121:446,15118,166
France71:9,488,960336,266
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Scrutton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(N. English or Scandinavian) belonging To Scruton (N. Yorks), 14th cent. Scruton, the Domesday Scurueton(e= Scurfa’s or Skurfa’s Farmstead [Old English Old Norse tún, enclosure, farm, etc.: the pers. name is a descriptive nickname for a scurvy individual from either Old Northern English scurf, scruf, or O.West Norse skurfa (Dano-Norwegian skurv), scurf: a Scandinavian jarl, Scurfa (for Skurfa), is mentioned in the A. - Saxon Chronicle under 911 as being killed in that year: Biörkman (‘Nordische Personennamen in England,’ p. 124) notes from Finnur Jónsson the occurrence of Skurfa as an O.Scand. nickname; and Scurf is enumerated as an O.Dan. name (Nielsen, ‘Olddanske Person navne, p. 85)—so that the place-name is most likely Scandinavian]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Scrutton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scrutton is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scrutton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scrutton is the 474,683rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,336,945 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Scrutton reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 132,347. In England Scrutton is most common in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Essex, where 12 percent are found and Merseyside, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Scrutton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scrutton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scrutton surname rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scrutton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Scrutton last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Scrutton are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scrutton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning R 245,244 per year; in United States they earn 54.32% more than the national average, earning $66,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scruttonc941/
Scruton931,865/
Srutton931/
Crutton930/
Scrouton880/
Scrotton880/
Cruton862/
Cruhton800/
Cruiton800/
Crouthon755/
Crutan71153/
Jruton711/
Sroton710/
Sruthan673/
Skriton671/
Schroutham561/
Shrustam501/

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