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UK surname

Scrase

In the 1881 census there were 336 people recorded with the Scrase surname, ranking it #8,996 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 631, ranked #8,372, up from #8,996 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Harborough, Aylesbury Vale and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scrase is 710 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 87.8%.

1881 census count

336

Ranked #8,996

Modern count

631

2016, ranked #8,372

Peak year

2002

710 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scrase had 336 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,996 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 631 in 2016, ranked #8,372.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 528 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Scrase surname distribution map

The map shows where the Scrase surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Scrase surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Scrase over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 191 #10,808
1861 historical 130 #17,164
1881 historical 336 #8,996
1891 historical 359 #9,635
1901 historical 495 #8,111
1911 historical 528 #7,519
1997 modern 660 #7,584
1998 modern 672 #7,717
1999 modern 687 #7,626
2000 modern 698 #7,506
2001 modern 682 #7,505
2002 modern 710 #7,428
2003 modern 666 #7,685
2004 modern 647 #7,867
2005 modern 628 #7,984
2006 modern 619 #8,089
2007 modern 615 #8,203
2008 modern 601 #8,406
2009 modern 617 #8,414
2010 modern 634 #8,412
2011 modern 633 #8,333
2012 modern 614 #8,453
2013 modern 627 #8,440
2014 modern 639 #8,371
2015 modern 638 #8,317
2016 modern 631 #8,372

Geography

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Where Scrases are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst, London parishes, St Philip and Jacob and Keymer, North & South. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Harborough, Aylesbury Vale, Bristol and Brighton and Hove. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst Sussex
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Philip and Jacob Gloucestershire
5 Keymer, North & South Sussex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Harborough 007 Harborough
2 Aylesbury Vale 002 Aylesbury Vale
3 Harborough 008 Harborough
4 Bristol 001 Bristol, City of
5 Brighton and Hove 025 Brighton and Hove

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scrase

These lists show first names that appear often with the Scrase surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scrase

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Scrase, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Scrase surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Scrase household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Scrase is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Scrase is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

6
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Scrase falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Scrase is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Scrase, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Scrase families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scrase surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Sussex leads with 234 Scrases recorded in 1881 and an index of 42.22x.

County Total Index
Sussex 234 42.22x
Gloucestershire 31 4.81x
Middlesex 24 0.73x
Surrey 22 1.37x
Kent 12 1.07x
Hampshire 5 0.74x
Herefordshire 3 2.23x
Staffordshire 3 0.27x
Devon 1 0.15x
Essex 1 0.15x
Royal Navy 1 2.55x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 76 Scrases recorded in 1881 and an index of 67.97x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 76 67.97x
Cuckfield 21 375.00x
Ditchling 21 1390.73x
Portslade 21 619.47x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 17 28.01x
Plumpton 17 3269.23x
Keymer 16 409.21x
Battersea 14 11.57x
Bristol St George 8 26.83x
Penshurst 8 423.28x
Stoke Newington London 8 31.25x
Westminster St John 8 19.99x
Preston 7 72.31x
Horsham 6 55.71x
Lewes All Sts 6 271.49x
Patcham 6 606.06x
Reigate Foreign 6 34.60x
Slaugham 6 335.20x
Portsmouth 5 32.24x
Pyecombe 5 1282.05x
Westbury On Trym 5 22.89x
Pulborough 4 197.04x
Bolney 3 333.33x
Broadwater 3 23.60x
Goodrich 3 357.14x
Lewes St John Southover 3 80.65x
Lindfield 3 128.21x
St Pancras London 3 1.13x
Stafford St Mary 3 19.10x
Clayton 2 95.69x
Gillingham 2 8.65x
Norwood 2 26.60x
Southwick 2 68.26x
Bermondsey 1 1.02x
Cliffe 1 53.48x
Clifton 1 3.07x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.16x
East Chiltington 1 212.77x
Eastbourne 1 3.92x
Erith 1 9.05x
Great Coggeshall 1 29.67x
Hurstpierpoint 1 32.47x
Kensington London 1 0.55x
Paddington London 1 0.83x
Penge 1 4.76x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 1.90x
Royal Navy 1 2.99x
Seaford 1 53.19x
St George Hanover 1 2.33x
Street 1 476.19x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Scrase surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 15
Ellen 11
Elizabeth 10
Emily 8
Ann 7
Louisa 7
Edith 6
Sarah 6
Caroline 5
Jane 5
Alice 4
Eliza 4
Harriett 4
Clara 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Frances 3
Kate 3
Martha 3
Ruth 3
Ada 2
Amy 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Esther 2
Harriet 2
Isabella 2
Lucy 2
Rhoda 2
Rosina 2
Sabina 2
Agnes 1
Anna 1
Betsy 1
Briget 1
Charity 1
Eliz 1
Elizth. 1
Emiline 1
Ester 1
Hilda 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Lilley 1
Lizzie 1
Louise 1
Mabel 1
Marian 1
Tryphena 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Scrase surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 21
John 15
Henry 14
James 14
George 10
Alfred 9
Thomas 9
Albert 5
Charles 5
Samuel 5
Arthur 4
Frederick 4
Richard 4
Benjamin 3
Edwin 3
Joseph 3
Walter 3
Amos 2
Daniel 2
David 2
Harry 2
Arnold 1
Berty 1
Byron 1
Caleb 1
E. 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
G.B. 1
Gains 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Hy. 1
Infant 1
Jesse 1
Jim 1
Laurence 1
Leonard 1
Louis 1
Nelson 1
Norman 1
Reuben 1
Stanton 1

FAQ

Scrase surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scrase surname in 1881?

In 1881, 336 people were recorded with the Scrase surname. That placed it at #8,996 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scrase surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 631 in 2016. That gives Scrase a modern rank of #8,372.

What does the Scrase map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Scrase bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.