Explore the Family Name Scranton

The meaning of Scranton

English: unexplained. This surname is not found in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scranton had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 12,511th most common, but dropped to the 13,010th position by 2010, indicating a shift of -3.99 percent. Despite the drop in ranking, the count of people bearing the surname Scranton increased slightly from 2,271 in 2000 to 2,359 in 2010, signifying a growth of 3.87 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -4.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,511	#13,010	-3.99%
Count	2,271	2,359	3.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.8	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scranton

In terms of ethnic identity, there were some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Scranton surname saw a decline in its association with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, as both dropped to 0 percent. The White ethnicity, which made up the majority of Scrantons in 2000 at 86.31 percent, also experienced a slight decrease to 83.72 percent by 2010. However, there was an increase in the representation of other ethnicities. Those identifying as two or more races rose from 1.14 percent to 1.87 percent. Most notably, the Hispanic identity saw the largest increase of 249.12 percent, shifting from 0.57 percent in 2000 to 1.99 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the Black identity remained relatively steady, increasing slightly from 11.23 percent to 11.49 percent. This information is drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.31%	83.72%	-3%
Black	11.23%	11.49%	2.32%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.99%	249.12%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.87%	64.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.22%	0%	0%