Scott (surname)

Scott is a surname of Scottish origin.^[1] It is first attributed to Uchtredus filius Scoti who is mentioned in the charter recording the foundation of Holyrood Abbey and Selkirk in 1120, the border Riding clans who settled Peeblesshire in the 10th century and the family lineage of the Duke of Buccleuch.^[2]

Etymology and history of the surname

*Auld Wat of Harden* by Tom Scott. A romanticized image of notorious border raider and clan member Walter Scott of Harden.

The surname Scott (Scot, Scotts, Scutt, Scotter) as opposed to its earlier unrelated usage first appears in the 12th century and derives from the Anglo-Scottish border and its medieval border clans.^[1]^[3] Scott is one of the twelve most common surnames in Scotland. Clan Scott was 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 neighbouring clans.

The surname appears in Kent, England by the 14th century, the family of Scot's Hall being a notable example. Descent is thought to be from Alexander de Balliol or William de Balliol le Scot, brothers of John de Balliol King of Scotland, or from retainers of King David I of Scotland who held lands from the Earl of Huntingdon.^[1] By the 17th century the name is first recorded in Ireland as a surname.^[3] There is no evidence the surname may have originated with the first Gaelic settlers from Ireland despite its use as a marker for a Gael by the Romans. Moreover, in the medieval period the surname was associated with the Kingdom of Scotland rather than an early Irish medieval Gaelic kingdom Dalriada who did not refer to themselves as such, even though separate sources claim that the name was derived from the Scots who invaded Dalriada (Argyll) from Ireland.^[4]

People

People with the surname

Reginald Scot, author of "The Discoverie of Witchcraft"
Scot's Hall, a landed family based in Kent, England
Scott (baseball), a 19th-century American professional baseball player whose given name is unknown
Scott Baronets of Great Barr, a baronetage of the United Kingdom created in 1806
Aaron Scott (footballer) (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
Adam Scott (golfer) (born 1980), Australian golfer
Adam Scott (actor) (born 1973), American actor
Adrian Gilbert Scott (1882–1963), English ecclesiastical architect
Adrienne Williams Scott, American ophthalmologist
Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883), entomologist
Alfred Angas Scott (1875–1923), British motorcycle designer, founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company
Allan Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Amber Scott, Australian ballet dancer
Andrew Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Ann London Scott (1929–1975), American feminist
Anne Firor Scott (1921–2019), American historian
Barbara Ann Scott (1928–2012), Canadian figure-skater
Barbara Starr Scott (1939–2020), Cherokee Nation politician
Barry Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Beckie Scott (born 1974), Canadian cross-country skier
Ben Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Benjamin Scott (1814–1892), Chamberlain of London
Bill Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Bobby Scott (U.S. politician) (born 1947), American politician from Virginia
Bon Scott (1946–1980), Scottish-born Australian rock musician, AC/DC
Boston Scott (born 1995), American football player
Brandon Scott (born 1981), American actor, voice actor and producer
Bruce Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Byron Scott (born 1961), American basketball coach
Byron N. Scott (1903–1991), American lawyer and politician
Camilla Scott (born 1961), Canadian actress and television hostess
Campbell Scott (born 1961), American actor, director, producer and voice artist
Carlo Scott (born 1980), South African Footballer
Christian Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Clara H. Scott (1841–1897), American composer, hymnwriter and publisher
Clement Scott (1841–1904), English theatre critic and writer
Clive Scott (disambiguation), several people
Corey Scott (1968–1997), American motorcycle stunt rider
Cyril Scott (1879–1970), English composer, writer, and poet
Da'Mari Scott (born 1995), American football player
Dana Scott (born 1932), American mathematician
Daniel Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Danielle Scott-Arruda (née Scott) (born 1972), American Olympic indoor volleyball player
Darrell Scott (born 1959), American songwriter
Darryl Scott (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
David Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Deborah Lynn Scott (born 1954), American costume designer
Delontae Scott (born 1997), American football player
Devon Scott (born 1958), American actress
Devon Scott (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
Dick Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Doug Scott (1941–2020), English mountaineer
Douglas Scott (1926–1996), writer of thrillers often based during the Second World War
Dred Scott (c. 1799 – 1858), American slave, subject of famous 19th-century US Supreme Court case
Drew Scott (born 1978), Canadian television personality
Duncan Campbell Scott (1862–1947), Canadian bureaucrat, poet, and writer
Durand Scott, Jamaican-American basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of the Liga Leumit
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817–1879), French printer and bookseller, inventor of the phonautograph, the earliest known sound recording device
Edward Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Eleanor Scott (archaeologist), British archaeologist
Elisabeth Scott (1898–1972), British architect
Elizabeth Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Elmon Scott (1853–1921), associate justice and chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Emily Scott (DJ) (born 1983), Australian model, disk jockey, record producer, and television personality
Eric Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Eva Mae Fleming Scott (1926–2019), American pharmacist, businesswoman, and politician
Ernest Scott (1867–1939), Australian historian
Eugenie Carol Scott (born 1945), American physical anthropologist
Frederick Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Gary Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Gee Scott Jr., American football player
Gene Scott (1929–2005), American pastor, religious broadcaster, and teacher
George Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Gregory K. Scott (1948-2021), American judge
Gustavus Scott (1753–1800), American lawyer and public official from Maryland
Gustavus H. Scott (1812–1882), United States Navy admiral
Guy C. Scott (1863–1909), American jurist
H. Scott Landry (born 1948 or 1949), American politician
Hal Scott (1923–2010), American sportscaster
Hardie Scott (1907–1999), United States congressman from Pennsylvania
Harold Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Herbert Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Hermon Hosmer Scott (1909–1975), American hi-fi engineer
Hew Scott (1791–1872), Scottish church minister and author
Hillary Scott (singer) (born 1986), American singer-songwriter, Lady Antebellum
Hillary Scott (actress) (born 1983), American actress
Hugh Scott (1900–1994), American lawyer and United States congressman and senator from Pennsylvania
Hugh L. Scott (1853–1934), United States Army general and Chief of Staff
Ian Scott (Ontario politician) (1934–2006), Canadian politician from Ontario, Attorney-General of Ontario from 1985 to 1990
Isaac Scott (musician) (1945–2001), American blues guitarist and singer
Jacqueline Scott (1931–2020), American actress
Jake Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Jaleel Scott (born 1995), American football player
James Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Jamie Scott (basketball) (born 1994), American–Canadian women's player
Jason Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Jerry Scott (curler), American curler
Jill Scott (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
Jill Scott (footballer) (born 1987), association footballer
Jim Scott (footballer) (born 1940), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Scott (1925–2014), American jazz vocalist
J. K. Scott (born 1996), American football player
Jo-Vaughn Scott (born 1995), American rapper and actor known professionally as Joey Badass
Joanna Scott (born 1960), American author, professor at the University of Rochester
John Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Josh Scott (born 1985), English footballer
Josh Scott (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
Josiah Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Julia H. Scott (1809–1842), American poet
Julius Samuel Scott Jr. (1925–2019), American minister, sociologist, community leader, teacher, and academic administrator
Julius Sherrod Scott III (1955–2021), American scholar of slavery and Caribbean and Atlantic history
Kathryn Leigh Scott, American actress and writer
Katie Scott (born 1958), British art historian
Kaye Scott, Australian boxer
Kenneth E. Scott, American lawyer
Larry Scott (bodybuilder) (1938–2014), American bodybuilder
Lation Scott (1893-1917), African American lynching victim
Lawrence Scott (born 1943), Trinidadian writer
Lee Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Lefty Scott (1915–1964), American baseball player
Lewis Allaire Scott (1759–1798), American politician, New York Secretary of State, 1789–93
Lizabeth Scott (1922–2015), American actress
Lottie B. Scott (born 1936), American civic leader and civil rights advocate
Mabel Julienne Scott (1892–1976), American actress
MacKenzie Scott (born 1970), American novelist and philanthropist
Maddy Scott, Canadian person who has been missing since 2011
Margaret Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Maria Isabel Hylton Scott (1889–1990), Argentine zoologist, malacologist and teacher
Martha Scott (1912–2003), American actress
Mary Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Matthew Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Maurice D. G. Scott (1895–1918), British World War I flying ace
Michael Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Montagu Scott (1818–1900), English Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for East Sussex from 1874 to 1880
Montague Scott (1835–1909), Australian artist
Morrys Scott (born 1970), Welsh footballer
Munro Briggs Scott (1889–1917), Scottish botanist and British officer
Naomi Scott (born 1993), English actress and singer
Nell Scott, American politician
Nick Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Niles Scott (born 1995), American football player
Nora E. Scott (1905-1994), Scottish Egyptologist
Olive Scott (1924–2007), English paediatric cardiologist
Otho Scott (died 1864), American politician and lawyer
Pamela Scott Wilkie (born 1937), British artist
Patrick Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Percy Scott (1853–1924), British admiral and naval gunnery pioneer
Peter Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Phil Scott (1900–1983), English boxer
Phil Scott, American politician, Governor of Vermont
Philippa Scott (1918–2010), British champion of wildlife conservation
Rachel Scott (1981–1999), American murder victim, the first shot in the Columbine massacre
Rachel Scott (women's education reformer) née Cook (1848 – 1905), British women's education reformer, who promoted equality for women.
Rachel Wacholder Scott (1975–), American beach volleyball player
Randolph Scott (1898–1987), American actor
Ray Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Raymond Scott (1908–1994), American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor
Richard Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Rick Scott (born 1952), American businessman and politician, US Senator, Governor of Florida
Ridley Scott (born 1937), English film director and producer, brother of Tony
Robert Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Rodney Scott (actor) (born 1978), American actor
Rodney Scott (pitmaster) (born 1971). American chef and barbecue pitmaster
Romano Scott (born 1985), South African Footballer
Ronald Bodley Scott (1906–1982), English physician
Samuel Gilbert Scott (c. 1813–1841), American daredevil
Seann William Scott (born 1976), American film actor
Sonny Scott, American country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Selina Scott (born 1951), English television news presenter
Septimus Edwin Scott (1879–1965), English painter
Sherie Rene Scott (born 1967), American actress, singer, and writer
Stephen Scott (writer) (1948–2011), American Anabaptist writer
Stevie Scott (born 2000), American football player
Stuart Scott (1965–2015), American sports journalist
Tanner Scott (born 1994), American baseball player
Tayler Scott (born 1992), South African baseball player
Thomas Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Tim Scott (born 1965), American politician, US Senator from South Carolina
Tommy Scott (coach) (1907–1962), American college sports coach
Tony Scott (1944–2012), English film director and producer, brother of Ridley
Trent Scott (born 1994), American football player
Ty Scott (born 1999), American football player
Tyler Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Vernon Scott (born 1997), American football player
Walter Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Wendell Scott (1921-1990), American racing driver and first African-American to win in NASCAR's highest level
Wendi Michelle Scott (born 1975), American criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
Willard Scott (1934–2021), American actor, author, media personality, clown, and comedian
William Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States Army general and US presidential candidate
Zachary Scott (1914–1965), American actor
Zavier Scott (born 1999), American football player

Fictional characters

Alan Scott, Golden Age Green Lantern
Heather Scott, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone
Michael Scott (The Office), character in The Office
Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, character in Star Trek
Jason Lee Scott, a character in the American TV show Power Rangers
Lucas Scott, Nathan Scott, Haley James Scott and James Lucas Scott, characters in One Tree Hill on CW

References

^ ^a ^b ^c A Dictionary of English Surnames By Percy Hide Reaney, Richard
^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by Bernard Burke p981
^ ^a ^b The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America by David Dobson p129
^ "Clan/Family Histories". www.rampantscotland.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

Surname list

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