How Many People Have the Last Name Scott?
people had the surname Scott in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 671 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+19,439 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Scott (60.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 32.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Scott ranks #23. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 62.6% to 60.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Scott grew from 420,091 people in 2000 to 439,530 in 2010 (up 4.6%), and its rank stayed #36. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 155.73 to 149 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 420,091 | 439,530 |
| Rank | #36 | #36 |
| Per 100,000 people | 155.73 | 149 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Scott
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Scott: S300
👤 Scott as a First Name
Scott is a first name too: about 654,995 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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