Scriven

See also: scriven

English

Etymology

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

Scriven (countable and uncountable, plural Scrivens)

1. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
2. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scriven is the 14191^st 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scriven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• crivens