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Scarborough
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Scarboro Scarbro Scarbrough
Etymology
From the en non - personal name non Skarði + non borg fortress.
Pronunciation
en /ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/ Canada
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scarborough.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ s
en coastal town co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref TA040880. It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
The Borough of Scarborough, en a <<former local government district>> in <<co/North Yorkshire>>, abolished without replacement in 2023.
en district/and/former municipality city/Toronto c/Canada.
en town co/Cumberland County s/Maine c/US. TopoZone: Scarborough. Maine
en neighbourhood in the village:pref/Briarcliff Manor co/Westchester County s/New York c/USA, named after the English town.
en suburb of city/Wollongong s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en habitational Old Norse.
en suburb city/Perth in the city:Pref/Stirling s/Western Australia.
Derived terms
en Scarbados Scarberia Scarberian scarbroite Scarlem Scandinavian noir West Scarborough
Translations
district in Toronto
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 士嘉堡 si6 gaa1 bou2
Mandarin: cmn 斯卡伯勒 Sīkǎbólè
French: fr Scarborough m
Marathi: mr स्कारबरो m
Portuguese: pt Scarborough
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Scarborough is the 2925th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12252 individuals. Scarborough is most common among White (80.44%) and Black/African American (14.85%) individuals.
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