Scarce Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 4
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 11
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 8
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Scarce Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Scarce family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2
Tailor 2
Footman 1
Blacksmith 1
Boiler Maker 1
Dairyman Master 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Domestic Servant 1
Cook 1
Formerly Dress Maker 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Baker 1
Tailoress 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Scarce

Name Census Frequency
John Scarce 23
William Scarce 21
Mary Scarce 16
Sarah Scarce 10
Caroline Scarce 8
Henry Scarce 7
Ellen Scarce 6
Emily Scarce 6
Ada Scarce 5
Elizabeth Scarce 5
Louisa Scarce 5
Alice Scarce 4
Arthur Scarce 4
Edward Scarce 4
George Scarce 4
Harry Scarce 4
Honor Scarce 4
James Scarce 4
Alfred Scarce 3
Charles Scarce 3
Eliza Scarce 3
Mark Scarce 3
Matilda Scarce 3
Robert Scarce 3
Thomas Scarce 3

Scarce Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Scrace 67% 703
2 Scarce 100% 266

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The surname Scarce is the 2nd most popular variant of Scrace.

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