Scurfield Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Scurfield Surname Definition:

Armorially identified with De Scruteville, from Escretville, Normandy. Richard de Scruteville of Yorkshire, t. William I. (Mon. i. 794). William Le Gros, Earl of Albemarle 1131, exchanged lands with Alan de Scruteville, Yorkshire (Mon. i.

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Scurfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:170,39215,676
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia501:539,91440,287
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scurfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Armorially identified with De Scruteville, from Escretville, Normandy. Richard de Scruteville of Yorkshire, t. William I. (Mon. i. 794). William Le Gros, Earl of Albemarle 1131, exchanged lands with Alan de Scruteville, Yorkshire (Mon. i. 795). See Routh.

The Norman People (1874)

Scurfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scurfield is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Scurfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Scurfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. Scurfield occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Scurfield live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

Scurfield is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 170,392. In England Scurfield is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 20 percent are found, Durham, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Scurfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scurfield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Scurfield last name expanded 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scurfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scurfield last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scurfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 58.12% more than the national average, earning $68,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.33% more than the national average, earning $78,665 CAD per year.

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