Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Learn the meaning and origin of the last name scott, plus find genealogy and family trees for the scott surname. A scott makes up 149 of every 100k people in the population. Meaning, origin and history of the surname scott behind. Scottish surnames indexed records include asylum records, poor law appeals, baptisms, communion rolls. The surname dutton kindle edition by wendy bosberryscott, susan morris.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Find the origins, meaning of the scott name, photos, and more. Given the warlike conditions which applied in the english border counties the name was not always complimentary. A romanticized image of a notorious border raider and clan member walter scott of harden. As a surname, especially in the form and spelling stevenson son of steven, it is peculiarly scottish.
In the annals of scottish history, few names go farther back than scott, whose ancestors go back to the people of the boernician tribe. In 1891 there were 7,923 scott families living in yorkshire. For fans who dont know the history behind the nickname, stormis surname is a surprise. Extracted from a great variety of sources both in north america and scotland, the information collected here would otherwise be difficult to access. These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time. Start your genealogy to find your personal scott family ancestry. Scott can also be an ethnic or geographical name signifying a native. The surname was borne by robert the bruce, a scottish hero of the 14th century who achieved independence from england and became the king of scotland. Surname distribution maps genealogy familysearch wiki. The last name grant is derived from the french word grand, meaning big the name fraser, which is of norman origin, comes from the french word fraisier or strawberry plant. Bruce m scottish, english from a scottish surname, of norman origin, which probably originally referred to the town of brix in france. They descended from uchtredus scott who held the lands before 1107. The number and location of households of the name in ireland 184864. Henricus le scotte witnessed a charter by david earl of strathearn around 1195.
The following is a list of scottish clans with and without chiefs the crest badges used by members of scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the lord lyon king of arms in the public register of all arms and bearings in scotland. The lowland scottish names draw very heavily from the western seaboard counties of the lowlands, with many families from ayrshire, wigtown, kirkcudbright, and renfrew using the older county names. The surname scott was originally given by the romans to gaelic raiders from ireland. Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. Navigation my genalogy information has been moved to this page. Many scottish last names were taken from gaelic personal names. Aug 19, 2019 scott family genealogy forum search this popular genealogy forum for the scott surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own scott query. Established in 1971, clan scott society is a not for profit organization dedicated to the advancement, study, and preservation of the culture, values, history, lore, and art of the scottish border family, clan scott.
In 1840 there were 728 scott families living in new york. A notable bearer is the american musician bruce springsteen 1949. The surname scott scot, scotts, scutt, scotter as opposed to its earlier unrelated usage first. Scott coat of arms, family crest free image to view scott name origin history. This was 100% of all the recorded scott as in the usa. In the highlands, it was rendered as macandrew, of medieval scottish origin. The word blair is strongly believed to be territorial in origin, being derived from the gaelic blar which signifies a field clear of woods or a battlefield. Uchtred is in fact a good english name of the time and he probably came from south of the border. Most popular scottish last names on familyeducation.
The blair surname is of great antiquity, first appearing in scotland in the 12th and early th centuries. Click here to find out the origins and journey of your irish surname. Yorkshire had the highest population of scott families in 1891. Pennsylvania had the highest population of scott a families in 1920. However the historian george fraser black notes in his surnames of scotland that the earliest certain record of the name was that of uchtred filius scott, in a charter from around 1120. Scotts genealogy pages, ancestry chart, surname index. Although widespread in scotland and most of england from the medieval period. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The scott family is known today for the internationally acclaimed buccleuch art collection housed in the three great houses of the family. The clan history of scotland is fascinating and both colourful and bloody in equal measure, so read on to find out more information. Scottish immigrants to north america, 1600s1800s this resource contains immigration records for approximately 70,000 scottish immigrants to the united states and canada. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of roger scot, which was dated circa 1150, in the documents relating to the danelaw, lincolnshire, during the reign of king stephen, known as count of blois, 15 1154.
The surname scott is of local origin as it denotes one who came from scotland as in the scot. The first family to use the name scott lived in roxburgh now part of the region of borders, scotland. Or does it derive from the ancient gaelic language or even a profession that your ancestors did. The blazon of the heraldic crest is given, and the heraldic motto with its translation into english. United states ranked 36 out of 162,253 englandwales ranked 42 out of 500 scotland ranked 10 out of 100. Geographical or local surnames these are names derived from the location of the homestead from which the first bearer and his family lived, and are generally the most common origin of scottish surnames. Scott is derived from the old english pre 7th century word scotti, or the latin scottus, meaning irishman, specifically a gael.
Scott, is well known for his paintings of wild fowl and illustrations for wildlife books. Gaels for instance borrowed many names from the norse and normans that in time became surnames. Tradition suggests that the surname is the combination. Discover the history and origin of your scottish clan and family history with these fun entertaining and easy to read mini books. Scott is an english and scottish surname, from the old english scotti, originally indicating a gael, someone who had helped to conquer western scotland in the fifth century. The history of the clan can be traced to the early twelfth century, when they were a powerful border family who spent a great deal of their time feuding with neighbouring clans or raiding into england. The scottish boys name andrew is greek in origin, and is the root of todays popular scottish surname of anderson.
The surnames of scotland is an invaluable source of information especially for historians, in addition to genealogists and families interested in their scottish ancestry. In this form, it is more common in the lowlands, but it is widespread in scotland in different forms. It has been in use as a given name in the englishspeaking world since the 19th century. The latin word scotti was originally used to describe the celts of ireland. Authored by our very own experienced journalisthistorian these books describe the origins of your family name in a light hearted and informative fashion. Scott is a very common surname in scotland, as you might expect coming in as the 10th most popular. The scott family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Have you ever wondered where your scottish surname comes from. What does scott mean scott means old english meaning a scot in. These books give the history behind a family name in a customprinted book.
Another 44 words 3 lines of text covering the years 1177, 1250, 1618, 1698, 1634, 1639, 1639 and 1699 are included under the topic early scotton history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Scott is the 36th most popular surname in the united states and the 42nd most common surname in england. Genealogy history news special offers county history books. Travis scott s real name is jacques webster so where did the travis scott stage name come from. Your name in history collection olive tree genealogy. It is a big, thick book, but the subject is really family history rather personal nomenclature, and the derivations of the surnames are sometimes faulty. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of scott and almost 2,000,000 other surnames. Scott clan family history, genealogy, photo galleries on scott and scottish borders, places to visit with scott connections, relevant links and facebook link. Most scottish surnames have a celtic origin, but there was also a borrowing of names from all the groups that became scots and the etymological origin of a surname does not always indicate a familys origin. The first record of the name scott is when uchtred filius scot witnessed the foundation charter of selkirk in 1120. The name would often have been applied to people who spoke gaelic in the english speaking lowlands, rather. It was the new covenant, the new testament, in his blood. There is more to scott family history than the origin of your surname.
Although widespread in scotland and most of england from the medieval period, it actually derives from the old english pre 7th century word scotti. This surname is in the top 162,000 names in the us census from 2010. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the scott surname. The most scott families were found in the usa in 1880. You can see how scott a families moved over time by selecting different census years. Welcome to the scotton family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Given the warlike conditions which applied in the english border counties the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the surname dutton. Research and genealogy resources scott county historical. The surname scott was first found in roxburghshire, where a family seat was held on the lands of ballendan at the head of the ale water in that county. However in the borders, an area that was never fully gaelic speaking, it may have meant a scottish gaelic speaker.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the surname barrett. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. There is a unique book in the series for each of the most common. The scotts clan were one of the most powerful of the riding clans of the scottish borders and rose to power in the turbulent, often violent region, where they conducted fierce raids and battles with neighboring clans. Most of the lowland scottish families migrated to ireland post 1609. Christians later extended the phrase to cover the books produced by the apostles and their companions. Families added mc or mac, which means son of to a first name to create a family name.
Meaning, origin and history of the surname scott behind the. The our name in history series is customized by surname and created using historical records dating from the 1600s to provide a blend of interesting facts, statistics and commentary about a surname. Scott is one of the twelve most common surnames in scotland. Find scott trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources.
Most of the earliest people in scotland to adopt fixed surnames were the nobles and great landowners, who were often called by the land they possessed e. The surname book was first found in berwickshire an ancient county of scotland, presently part of the scottish borders council area, located in the eastern part of the borders region of scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the norman conquest in 1066. Sir walter scott 1771 1832, novelist and poet, born in college wynd, edinburgh, came from a branch of this family. There is also a separate forum for the scot variation of the scott surname.
The meaning, origin and history of the surname scott. Surnames developed a wide number of variants over the centuries. Note on the probable origin of the scottish surname of. The surname scott scot, scotts, scutt, scotter as opposed to its earlier unrelated usage first appears in the 12th century and derives from the angloscottish border and its medieval border clans. Scott coat of arms, family crest free image to view scott name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. It is first attributed to uchtredus filius scoti who is mentioned in the charter recording in the foundation of holyrood abbey and selkirk in 1120 and the border riding clans who settled peebleshire in the 10th century and the duke of buccleuch. Welcome to the scott family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Search 34,205 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Jesus called the eucharist by the name christians subsequently gave to the latter books of the holy bible.
Genealogy family history genealogy, scott s ancestry ancestors of scott scheibe scott ancestral surnames captain henry woodward woodward database surnames. Throughout the world, there are an estimated 861,504 people with the scott surname, with the most residing in the united states. Scott last name meaning search the free name dictionary. Stevenson stephenson stephen background many of the clanfamily reference books have ignored the name stevenson, which is surprising as it is such a well known and frequently found surname. Scotts world scott s world blog scott s world forum home about scott email scott site map about scott s world web pages genealogy family history genealogy, scott s ancestry ancestors of scott scheibe scott ancestral surnames captain henry woodward woodward database surnames religion. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of fifteen different southeast missouri counties including scott county. Blair surname history by william campbell blair, md and bryce dixon blair. My fathers name was anthony john scott, my grandfathers name was george samuel scott who was born in 1901 and his father was fredrick george scott born 1875 and mother was mary hannah campbell.
Somewhere along the way they went to south africa, so many of my family were brought up there. County genealogy books for virginia mountain press. Read the scott surname history and see the family crest, coat of arms for the scottish origin. In 1911 there were 7,838 scott families living in ontario. New york had the highest population of scott families in 1840. The scott a family name was found in the usa in 1920. The name would often have been applied to people who spoke gaelic in the english speaking lowlands, rather than someone who originated in the west of scotland. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the scotton surname. This was about 15% of all the recorded scott s in the uk. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our scotton research.
Scott county historical society research and genealogy resources research and genealogy resources whether youre searching for your ancestors or local history, youll find our collection of microfilm, books, maps, photographs, objects and oral histories are useful resources. Scott county missouri history and genealogy including. The stirring history of the clan scott from its beginnings in the mists of medieval caledonian history down to the present time. This was about 14% of all the recorded scott s in the usa. The surname barrett kindle edition by wendy bosberryscott, susan morris. Media in category scott surname the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Web site for those with the surname scott or descended from a scott. In 1920 there was 1 scott a family living in pennsylvania. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books. The term was also occasionally used in middle english of a horse or of a heifer and so as a term of abuse for a woman, and these senses may also lie behind some examples of the surname. Scott surname meaning and origin genealogy thoughtco. Meaning of scott last name surname family name scott.
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