Scranton

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹæntən/

Proper noun

Scranton (countable and uncountable, plural Scrantons)

1. A surname.
2. A city, the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   • 2024 May 16, Casey Gannon, “Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Biden in online video”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:

     Prosecutors allege that Gee posted several videos online following Biden’s visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in April for a campaign event.

   • 2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business‎, archived from the original on 16 April 2025:

     Another ad features Flannery stealing a “Scranton Margarita,” which the chain will sell for $5 nationwide for one day only on April 7 to celebrate the opening of the Scranton branch.

Translations

city in Pennsylvania

Latin: Scrantonia f

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scranton is the 13010^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2359 individuals. Scranton is most common among White (83.72%) and Black/African American (11.49%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Cranston, Transcon., scantron