How common is the last name Scott?

421,499 people in the United States have the last name Scott, about 1 in 709. It ranks #40 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SCOTT

#40

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
421,499
About
1 in 709
This common or more
10.8%
Who bears it

Of the 421,499 people with the last name Scott, 57.7% reported their origin as White, 32.1% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Scott

#38 Torres · 435,998#39 Flores · 426,965#41 Hill · 419,076#42 Green · 415,664

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Scott, most common first.

#3,685 Schott · 9,382#14,190 Scotti · 2,031#15,413 Scotto · 1,832#24,261 Scutt · 1,076#102,571 Scout · 187

Also a first name

As a first name, Scott ranks #59 of 53,615, with 655,952 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1971, with 31,034 births. See Scott as a first name

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