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Early Origins of the Scotto family

The surname Scotto was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Little can be said in the space available which would do justice to the history of this beautiful city. From 1000 B.C, its history is a book of life itself. The buildings, culture, arts, cathedrals, churches, museums galleries hold untold treasures unequalled anywhere else in the world. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Scotto family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scotto research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1407 and 1681 are included under the topic Early Scotto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scotto Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Escotto, Scotto, Scotti, Scuotto, Escotti, Scoto, Scoti, Escoto and many more.

Early Notables of the Scotto family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Escotto family of Rome

Scotto Ranking

In the United States, the name Scotto is the 14,186th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Scotto is ranked the 5,208th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


United States Scotto migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scotto Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Scotto, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635

Contemporary Notables of the name Scotto (post 1700) +

  • Rosanna Scotto (b. 1958), American news anchor
  • Daniel Scotto, American financial analyst
  • Aubrey Scotto (1895-1953), American film director
  • Salvatore J. Scotto, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000 3
  • Marian Scotto, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 3
  • Frank Scotto, American politician, Mayor of Torrance, California; Elected 2006 3
  • Anthony Scotto (b. 1934), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 3
  • Renata Scotto (1934-2023), Italian soprano, opera director and academic teacher
  • Vincent Scotto (1876-1952), French composer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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