Scowcroft
English
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone who lived by a croft with a hut, from Old Norse skáli (“barn; shed, hut”) + Old English croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
editScowcroft (plural Scowcrofts)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scowcroft is the 95115th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 192 individuals. Scowcroft is most common among White (94.79%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scowcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.