Explore the Family Name Scowcroft

The meaning of Scowcroft

English (Lancashire): from Middle English scale, sc(h)ole ‘hut, shed’ (Old Norse skáli) + croft ‘small enclosed field’. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived at a field containing a hut, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Scowcroft in Oldham (Lancashire) and Scholecroft in Morley (Yorkshire). Compare Schofield.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Scowcroft in the U.S. has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Scowcroft ranked 86,341st in popularity and dropped to 95,115th by 2010, marking a decrease of 10.16%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined from 201 individuals in 2000 to 192 in 2010, showing a decrease of 4.48%. However, the proportion of Scowcroft per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.07 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,341	#95,115	-10.16%
Count	201	192	-4.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scowcroft

The ethnicity associated with the surname Scowcroft, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In 2000, 95.52% of those with the Scowcroft surname were of White ethnic identity, and this percentage slightly decreased to 94.79% in 2010. The data shows a small percentage (2.49%) of individuals identifying as two or more races in 2000, but this figure was not present in 2010. No individuals with the Scowcroft surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.52%	94.79%	-0.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.49%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%