How common is the surname Scruggs?

15,808 people in the United States had the surname Scruggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,531 Americans. It ranked 2,310th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Scruggs?

Earl Scruggs, American musician (1924–2012), followed by Lauren Scruggs.

Where is the surname Scruggs most common?

Wikidata records people named Scruggs in the United States.

Is the surname Scruggs getting more or less common?

More common. 15,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,808 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Scruggs

A surname, carried by 15,808 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scruggs is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

A surname, variant of Scroggs.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,808 people named Scruggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,531 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,562.

#2,310

rank among US surnames

15,808

people in 2010

5.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,141)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,301	Mock	15,847	19,483
#2,302	Parham	15,846	19,484
#2,304	Hutson	15,835	19,498
#2,305	Aponte	15,828	19,506
#2,306	Jolly	15,827	19,508
#2,307	Stauffer	15,821	19,515
#2,308	Goodson	15,820	19,516

Who is named Scruggs

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

61% of people named Scruggs identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Scruggss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Scruggs
American musician (1924–2012)
Lauren Scruggs
American foil fencer, born 2003
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981)
Fredro Starr
American rapper and actor, born 1971

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Surnames that sound like Scruggs

Scroggs

Scruggs has the Soundex code S620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S620.

Questions

How common is the surname Scruggs?: 15,808 people in the United States had the surname Scruggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,531 Americans. It ranked 2,310th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scruggs?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Scruggs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Scruggs?: Earl Scruggs, American musician (1924–2012), followed by Lauren Scruggs.
Where is the surname Scruggs most common?: Wikidata records people named Scruggs in the United States.
Is the surname Scruggs getting more or less common?: More common. 15,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,808 in 2010, up 1.6%.