Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SCARBOROUGH
There are approximately 2,256 people named Scarborough in the UK. That makes it the 4,088th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 36 are named Scarborough.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
ScarberSarbaugh
Scarbary
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Cherborough
Cheerborough
Cearbaugh
Cerbaro
Cerbaugh
Scaarborough
Scarbarough
Scarberough
Sarborough
Sarberough
Scaraborough
Sarborogh
Scarbaro
Scarberow
Scarbarow
Scarberrow
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Scarbarrow
Sarbrough
The Scarborough surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) From the seaport and borough of Scarborough, in Yorkshire, England, from scear, a sharp rock or hill, and burgh, a town or fort; literally, a hill, from bergh. The town or fort on or by the sharppeaked rocks.