Scorer Family History

Scorer Surname Meaning

From Middle English scourer *scorer ‘one who cleanses or polishes items of metal, wood, earthenware, etc. by rubbing hard with a detergent substance’. From Middle English scorer ‘one who cuts or makes lines on (something)’. The term may have had a number of specialized senses relating to different occupations.

The only one on record is ‘one who marks trees to be cut down’ (MED before 1395). However, the most common senses of the related Middle English verb scoren are ‘to mark (an item on a tally)’; hence ‘to compute, to record or keep an account (of something)’.

So scorer may sometimes have denoted ‘an accountant or record-keeper’. Compare Scotcher.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Storer, Score, Schorer, Sporer, Cover, Comer, Corner, Shore, Soler, Coder

14K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
480	Military Records
674	Immigration Records
7K	Census and Voter Lists
21K	Member Trees

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Where is the Scorer family from?

You can see how Scorer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Scorer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Scorer families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 2 Scorer families living in Manitoba. This was 100% of all the recorded Scorer's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Scorer families in 1911.

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What did your Scorer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Scorer. 28% of Scorer men worked as a General labourer and 82% of Scorer women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Scorer were Solicitor and Unpaid household duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

28%

coal trimmer h w

10%

Painter

10%

Solicitor

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Unpaid domestic duti

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid household duties

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Census Record

There are 7K census records available for the last name Scorer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Scorer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 674 immigration records available for the last name Scorer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 480 military records available for the last name Scorer. For the veterans among your Scorer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Scorer lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2003, in the United States, Scorer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Scorer in 1960 was 56, and 89 in 2003.

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Scorer Surname Meaning

So scorer may sometimes have denoted ‘an accountant or record-keeper’. Compare Scotcher.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Scorer family from?

What did your Scorer ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

28%

coal trimmer h w

10%

Painter

10%

Solicitor

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Unpaid domestic duti

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid household duties

What Scorer family records will you find?

What is the average Scorer lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2003, in the United States, Scorer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Scorer in 1960 was 56, and 89 in 2003.

Scorer Family History

Scorer Surname Meaning

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Scorer Surname Meaning

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Where is the Scorer family from?

What did your Scorer ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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What is the average Scorer lifespan?

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