Scriven

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”).

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.

• 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.

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

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