Explore the Family Name Scotton

The meaning of Scotton

English (Leicestershire and Derbyshire): habitational name from any of the three places called Scotton (Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire), from Old English Scot ‘Scot, Scotsman’ (genitive plural Scotta; influenced by Scandinavian sk-) + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scotton saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Scotton ranked 31,085th in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 31,453rd, a decline of approximately 1.18%. Despite this small drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Scotton name increased from 706 to 736 during the same period, marking a growth of 4.25%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease of 3.85%, going from 0.26 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#31,453	-1.18%
Count	706	736	4.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scotton

Ethnic identity associated with the Scotton surname became more diverse between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, 35.19% identified as Black, up from 32.58% in 2000. Similarly, those identifying as two or more ethnicities increased by 27.65%, moving from 1.7% to 2.17%. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 64.45% to 60.87%, and for the first time, 1.22% identified as Hispanic. Data regarding Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities were either zero or suppressed (S) for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.45%	60.87%	-5.55%
Black	32.58%	35.19%	8.01%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2.17%	27.65%
Hispanic	0%	1.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.71%	0%	0%