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Scroggie Family History

Scroggie Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Scroggie Hall in Balmaclellan (Kirkcudbrightshire) or from an unidentified similarly named place elsewhere in Scotland.

The placename includes Scots scroggy, an adjective from scrog ‘stunted or crooked bush or tree, brushwood, undergrowth’.

Thus, the name means ‘full of scrogs, covered with undergrowth’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Scroggie family from?

You can see how Scroggie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Scroggie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Scroggie families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 32 Scroggie families living in Lancashire. This was about 60% of all the recorded Scroggie's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Scroggie families in 1891.
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What did your Scroggie ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Ships Scaler and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Scroggie. 34% of Scroggie men worked as a Ships Scaler and 91% of Scroggie women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Scroggie were Yeast bakers Produce Men (own Account) Also Master and Hotelier.

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Ships Scaler
    34%
  • General Labourer
    34%
  • Yeast bakers Produce Men (own Account) Also Master
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    91%
  • Hotelier
    10%

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Passenger Lists

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Draft Cards

There are 514 military records available for the last name Scroggie. For the veterans among your Scroggie ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Scroggie lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2003, in the United States, Scroggie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Scroggie in 1961 was 52, and 84 in 2003.

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