Scowcroft

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Norse skáli ← Old English croft →
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Meanings

proper nounScowcroft (plural Scowcrofts)

plural Scowcrofts

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcroft“enclosed field”
  2. Old Norseskáli“barn; shed, hut”
  3. EnglishScowcroft

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a croft with a hut, from Old Norse skáli (“barn; shed, hut”) + Old English croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

Scowcroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scowcroft

MLA

“Scowcroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scowcroft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scowcroft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scowcroft.

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