Scarff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Scarff family

The surname Scarff was first found in Yorkshire, where the name first appeared in the 13th century. The name Scarff is either a nickname, or of ornamental origin. It comes from the old Norse word "skarfr," meaning "cormorant," a kind of large, black seabird. The name was probably given to its first bearer because of some imagined resemblance to the bird in question. It is also possible that the name had no real significance whatsoever, and was purely ornamental.

Early History of the Scarff family

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Scarff Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scarf, Scarfe, Scarff, Scarffe, Scharf and others.

Early Notables of the Scarff family

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Scarff migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scarff Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wm. Scarff, aged 27, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1899

Scarff Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mrs. William G. Scarff, aged 40, who immigrated to New York, in 1905
William G. Scarff, aged 44, who settled in New York, in 1905
Frederick Scarff, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from Dublin, Ireland, in 1921
James C. Scarff, aged 45, who settled in South Charleston, Ohio, in 1921
George Scarff, aged 52, who immigrated to America from Stanley, England, in 1922
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Scarff migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scarff Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Harold A. Scarff, aged 21, who immigrated to Windsor, Canada, in 1922
Louise Scarff, aged 42, who immigrated to Windsor, Canada, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Scarff (post 1700) +

Warrant Officer (Gunner) F. W. Scarff, British officer of the Admiralty Air Department, inventor of the Scarff ring, a type of machine gun mounting for aircraft
R. Wilson Scarff (1926-2009), American politician, Member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1963-1974)
J. C. Scarff, American football coach in the late 1800s, first head football coach at the Cedarville University
Erica Scarff (b. 1996), Canadian paracanoeist who competes in international level events
Ward Randal Scarff (b. 1957), Australian former cricketer
Lynn Scarff, Irish science communication specialist, museum curator, and former teacher, Director of the National Museum of Ireland (2018-)
Clark Steven Scarff (b. 1948), former Australian cricketer who played four first-class matches for Western Australia in 1970

Historic Events for the Scarff family +

HMS Royal Oak

Athur W. Scarff, British Petty Officer with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 1

Citations +

Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html