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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

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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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