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Early Origins of the Scull family

The surname Scull was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat from early times. some say before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Scull family

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Scull Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Skull, Scull and others.

Early Notables of the Scull family

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Scull Ranking

In the United States, the name Scull is the 9,285th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Scull family to Ireland

Some of the Scull family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Scull migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scull Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Scull, who landed in Virginia in 1645 2
  • John Scull, who arrived in Virginia in 1665-1666 2
  • Cornelius Scull, who landed in Maryland in 1671 2
  • Nicholas Scull, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1685 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Scull (post 1700) +

  • Paul Thomas "Butterball" Scull Sr. (1907-1997), American football player
  • Edward Scull (1818-1900), American politician, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Christina Scull, English researcher and writer, best known for her books about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien

HMS Prince of Wales
  • Mr. J W Scull, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html


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