Scritchfield

Scritchfield Meaning & Origin

About Scritchfield
The surname Scritchfield is of English origin and is believed to be a locational surname derived from the place name "Scritchfield" or "Scruton" in North Yorkshire, England. The name is composed of the Old Norse elements "skriða" meaning "slope" or "hillside" and "feld" meaning "open country" or "field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Scritchfield can be interpreted as "dweller by the slope or hillside field."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Scritchfield is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Scritchfield: 704
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,632
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Scritchfield based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SKXFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
SACA
🔊 Soundex
S2603201043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S K R IH1 CH F IY0 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈskrɪʧfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKXFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S263

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Scritchfield in Braille

Here's how to represent Scritchfield in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Scritchfield in braille

How to sign the name Scritchfield using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Scritchfield using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Scritchfield in sign language

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