Scriven

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

Two possible origins for the surname: * English occupational surname for a scribe copyist or clerk, from Middle English scrivein (“scribe”), itself from Old French escrivain. * English habitational surname from the village in North Yorkshire, which is named with Old English scræfen (“hollow place with caves or pits”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Scrivens Derived from Scriven
Scrivener Derived from Scriven
Scrive Root name
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Popularity by Country

Scriven

Rank #3624

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Scriven

Rank #14137

Frequency 1,952 people (0.72 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 53.38% Hispanic 1.13% Black 42.83% Asian/PI 0.46% Native Am. 0.67% Two+ 1.54%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Scriven

Rank #201849

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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