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SCORE

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There are approximately 203 people named Score in the UK. That makes it the 14,752nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Score.

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 Score surname in historical dictionaries

SCORE. 1. A corruption of sJimccr, vt'hich Halliwell defines as a jurat, but whose functions seem to have been more like those of "commissioners of sewers." A- Sax. Sceaweve; a beholder, spectator, spy. BosworUi. Skawers are mentioned in connection with Pevensey ilarsh in the XV. century, and Dugdale uses the word in his History of Imbanking, printed in inG2. 2. A deep, narrow, rugged indentation on the side of a hill. Isl. shor, fissura. Jamieson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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