Släkthistoria för Scotford
Scotford Vad efternamn betyder
from Scotforth (Lancs) which is recorded as Scoteford in 1204 Shotford (Norfolk) which is recorded as Scotoford in 1086 Shotford (Suffolk) which is recorded as Scotforð in about 950 or Scotsford in Heathfield (Sussex). The Gloucs surname seems to be a euphemistic form of Shutford (Oxon) which is recorded as Shitford in 1285. The Lancs place-name derives from Old English Scot ‘Scot Scotsman’ + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’. The Norfolk and Suffolk place-names derive from Old English Scot or sc(e)ot ‘tax payment’ + ford. The Oxon place-name probably derives from the Old English personal name *Scytta + ford. For the Sussex place-name see Scotchford.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
