The Scotton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 736 people carried this name — #31,453 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 706 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 106 people named Scotton.
48 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Scotton live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Scotton live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scotton.
- Scolaro 1,014 · U.S. census
- Scopel 250 · U.S. census
- Scordo 377 · U.S. census
- Scott 439,530 · U.S. census
- Scotti 2,252 · U.S. census
- Scotto 2,019 · U.S. census
- Scozzaro 187 · U.S. census
- Scuderi 1,383 · U.S. census
- Seach 160 · U.S. census
- Seba 401 · U.S. census
- Sebag 118 · U.S. census
- Sebastian 13,934 · U.S. census
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