2,251 documented Scott ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish ethnic name for a Scot or a Gaelic speaker.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 2,234 Scott records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Robert, Mary, William and George.
Of the 2,217 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Sophia Scott, born 1798 in New York.
Documented Scott families on this page come from Biographical Record of Williams County, Ohio, Biographical data and army record of old soldiers of O'Brien County, Iowa and Biographical Record of Ashland County, Ohio.
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Deceased Scott ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish ethnic name for a Scot or a Gaelic speaker.
The documented line here reaches back to 1798. Most Scott lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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