Scriven
See also: scriven
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Proper noun edit
Scriven (countable and uncountable, plural Scrivens)
- A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scriven is the 14191st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2116 individuals. Scriven is most common among White (49.29%) and Black/African American (45.7%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scriven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from occupations
- English surnames from Middle English
- English surnames from Old French
- English surnames from Old English