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    The surname Scranton

    A surname, carried by 2,359 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈskɹæntən/ 2 syllables Soundex S653

    Scranton: #13,010 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Scranton #13,010, 2,359 people Scranton: #13,010 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Scranton #13,010, 2,359 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scranton is more common than 92% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,359 people named Scranton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,271.

    #13,010
    rank among US surnames
    2,359
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #12,511)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,002Jellison2,361130,769
    #13,007Urrea2,360130,824
    #13,010Stetler2,359130,880

    Who is named Scranton

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    84% of people named Scranton identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Scranton?
    2,359 people in the United States had the surname Scranton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Scranton?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Scranton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Scranton?
    Scranton is /ˈskɹæntən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Scranton getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 3.9%.