Explore the Family Name Scarr

The meaning of Scarr

English: topographic or habitational name from Middle English scarre ‘rocky cliff, crag’ (Old Norse sker), for someone who lived on or by such a feature, or came from a place so named.

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How common is the last name Scarr in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Scarr" has demonstrated a diminishing popularity trend in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Scarr" was ranked 55,971st in popularity among all surnames, but it dropped to rank 77,264th by 2010, marking a significant decrease of 38.04%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 342 to 248 during this period, resulting in a drop of 27.49%. Consequently, the proportion of this name per 100,000 people declined by 38.46%, falling from 0.13 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,971	#77,264	-38.04%
Count	342	248	-27.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.08	-38.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scarr

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Scarr", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. Notably, there was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as these groups maintained a constant 0% representation. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.46% to 0% over the decade. The majority of bearers of the "Scarr" surname identified as White, although this percentage did slightly decrease from 95.91% to 92.34%. Interestingly, the Hispanic category saw a remarkable increase of 155.61% from 2.05% to 5.24%, indicating a growing Hispanic presence within this surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.91%	92.34%	-3.72%
Hispanic	2.05%	5.24%	155.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.46%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%