Scarcella surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Scarcella surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 756 people carried this name — #29,447 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Scarcella.

Most of them — 61 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 61
Alpes-Maritimes 11
Isère 7
Drôme 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

78 people named Scarcella live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 22
Zurich 20
Neuchâtel 11
Valais 4
Thurgau 4
Schwyz 4
Basel-Landschaft 4
St. Gallen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Scarcella in American newspapers,
1915–1955.

Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Scarcella
New Britain Herald 1915-11-15
Newspaper page from The Rathdrum Tribune carrying the name Scarcella
The Rathdrum Tribune 1921-11-25
Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Scarcella
San Antonio Light 1936-09-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54 pages in all carry the name.

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