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 in the foundation of Holyrood Abbey and Selkirk in 1120 and the border Riding clans who settled Peeblesshire in the 10th century and the Duke of Buccleuch.[2]

Etymology and history of the surname
Auld Wat of Harden by Tom Scott. A romanticized image of a 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][4] Scott is one of the twelve most common surnames in Scotland. The Scott's 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.

The surname appears in Kent, England by the 14th century and is thought to descend From Alexander de Baliol or William de Baliol le Scot brothers of John de Baliol King of Scotland. Or from retainers of King David I king 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.[5]

People

People with the surname
See also: Scott (given name)
  • 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 international footballer
  • Adam Scott (golfer) (born 1980), Australian professional golfer
  • Adam Scott (actor) (born 1973), Actor best known for his role as Ben Wyatt from NBC’s Parks and Recreation
  • Adrian Gilbert Scott (1882–1963), English ecclesiastical architect
  • Alexander Walter Scott (1800–1883), entomologist
  • Alfred Angas Scott (1875–1923), British motorcycle designer, founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company
  • Allan Scott, several people named Allan or Allen Scott
  • Amber Scott, Australian ballet dancer
  • Andrew Scott, several people
  • Ann London Scott (1929-1975), American feminist
  • Anne Firor Scott (1921–2019), American historian
  • Barbara Ann Scott (1928–2012), Canadian figure-skating champion (Olympic gold-medalist) of the 1940s
  • Barry Scott, American disk jockey, author, record producer and voice artist
  • Beckie Scott (born 1974), Canadian cross-country skier
  • Ben Scott (born 1981), English cricketer
  • Bill Scott, several people
  • Bobby Scott (U.S. politician) (born 1947), American politician from Virginia
  • Bon Scott (1946–1980), Scottish-born Australian rock musician, original lead singer of the rock band AC/DC
  • Boston Scott (born 1995), American football player
  • Bruce Scott, several people
  • Camilla Scott (born 1961), Canadian actress and television hostess
  • Campbell Scott (born 1961), American actor, director, producer and voice artist
  • Cathy Scott, true-crime author and journalist
  • Clara H. Scott (1841–1897), American composer, hymnwriter and publisher
  • Clive Scott (1945–2009), British musician and songwriter
  • 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 (writer) (born 1963), American writer
  • Danielle Scott-Arruda (née Scott) (born 1972), American Olympic indoor volleyball player
  • Darrell Scott (born 1959), American songwriter
  • David Scott, several people
  • Delontae Scott (born 1997), American football player
  • Devon Scott (born 1958), American actress
  • Dick Scott, several people
  • Doug Scott (born 1941), English mountaineer
  • Douglas Scott (born 1926), 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
  • Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817–1879), French printer and bookseller, inventor of the phonautograph, the earliest known sound recording device
  • Edward Scott, several people
  • Eleanor Scott, British archaeologist
  • Elisabeth Scott (1898–1972), British architect
  • Elizabeth Scott, several people
  • Emily Scott (DJ) (born 1983), Australian model, disk jockey, record producer, and television personality
  • 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, several people named Frederick, Freddie, or Fred Scott
  • Gary Scott, several people
  • Gene Scott (1929–2005), American pastor, religious broadcaster, and teacher
  • George Scott, several people
  • 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
  • Hal Scott (1923–2010), American sportscaster
  • Hardie Scott (1907–1999), United States congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Harold Scott, several people
  • Herbert Scott, several 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 best known as a member of 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
  • Jacqueline Scott (born 1932), American actress
  • Jake Scott, several people
  • Jaleel Scott (born 1995), American football player
  • James Scott, several people
  • Jamie Scott (basketball) (born 1994), American–Canadian women's player
  • Jason Scott, several 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
  • JK 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, several people
  • Josh Scott (born 1985), English footballer
  • Josh Scott (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
  • Josiah Scott, several people
  • Kathryn Leigh Scott, American actress and writer
  • Kaye Scott, Australian boxer
  • Kenneth E. Scott, American lawyer
  • Larry Scott (bodybuilder) (1938–2014), American bodybuilder
  • Lawrence Scott (born 1943), Trinidadian writer
  • Lee Scott (UK politician) (born 1956), British politician, Member of Parliament for Illford North
  • Lefty Scott (1915–1964), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Lewis Allaire Scott (1759–1798), American politician from New York, New York Secretary of State from 1789 to 1793
  • Lizabeth Scott (1922–2015), born Emma Matzo, American actress
  • Mabel Julienne Scott (1892-1976), American actress
  • Margaret Scott, several people
  • Martha Scott (1912–2003), American actress
  • Matthew Scott, several people
  • Michael Scott, includes Michael Scott, Michael Scot, or Mike Scott
  • 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
  • Nick Scott, multiple people
  • Niles Scott (born 1995), American football player
  • Olive Scott (1924–2007), English paediatric cardiologist
  • Patrick Scott, several people
  • Percy Scott (1853–1924), British admiral and naval gunnery pioneer
  • Peter Scott, several people
  • Phil Scott (1900–1983), English boxer
  • Philippa Scott (1918–2010), British champion of wildlife conservation
  • Rachel Scott (1981–1999), American murder victim, the first shooting victim in the Columbine massacre
  • Randolph Scott (1898–1987), American actor
  • Ray Scott, several people
  • Raymond Scott (1908–1994), American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor
  • Richard Scott, several people
  • Rick Scott (born 1952), American businessman and politician, United States Senator and former Governor of Florida
  • Ridley Scott (born 1937), English film director and producer, brother of Tony Scott
  • Robert Scott, several people
  • Ronald Bodley Scott (1906–1982), English physician
  • Samuel Gilbert Scott (c. 1813–1841), American daredevil
  • Seann William Scott (born 1976), American film actor
  • 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
  • Stuart Scott (1965–2015), American sports journalist
  • Tayler Scott (born 1992), South African professional baseball player
  • T.J. Scott, actor
  • Thomas Scott, several people
  • Tim Scott (born 1965), American politician, United States 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 Scott
  • Trent Scott (born 1994), American football player
  • Tyler Scott (born 1985), Canadian football player
  • Vernon Scott (born 1997), American football player
  • Walter Scott, several people
  • Wendi Michelle Scott (born 1975), American criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
  • Willard Scott (born 1934), American actor, author, media personality, clown, and comedian
  • William Scott, several people
  • Winfield Scott (1786–1866), United States Army general and candidate for the presidency of the United States
  • Zachary Scott (1914–1965), American actor

Fictional characters
gollark: The idea is that if you don't like the constitution you can go somewhere else and not be a citizen.
gollark: wut.
gollark: Nobody is going to be stupid and randomly revolt.
gollark: It has one, though.
gollark: That's not the same thing...

See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Scott
  • All pages with titles containing Scott

References
  1. A Dictionary of English Surnames By Percy Hide Reaney, Richard
  2. Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by Bernard Burke p981
  3. The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America by David Dobson p129
  4. "Scott Family Crest and History". Houseofnames.com. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  5. "Clan/Family Histories". www.rampantscotland.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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