The surname Scatterset was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family name was first referenced in the year 1219 when Henry Skattergot held estates in that shire. 1 The same source claims the name literally the name means "'scatter goods', a nickname for a spendthrift or, possibly, for a philanthropist." Years later Walter Skatergod was listed in the Assize Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1247; and Robgrt Scatergod was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1327. 1
The name descends from the Anglo Saxon pre Conquest Ceaddagod, to Shadgod, to Scattergod, to Scattergood and even Scattersett. 2
Scattergood Baines is a 1941 American comedy-drama film that was based on a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland. The sequel Scattergood Pulls the Strings is another American comedy film produced the same year. A radio version of the character Scattergood was popular during the days of live radio.
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Early History of the Scatterset family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scatterset research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455, 1487, 1611, 1619, 1687, 1723 and 1921 are included under the topic Early Scatterset History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Scatterset Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Scattergood, Scatergood, Scatergod, Scatterset, Scattersett, Skattergood, Scatergude, Scaddergoo, Skaddergood and many more.
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Early Notables of the Scatterset family
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Migration of the Scatterset family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Scattergood, who arrived in Jamaica in 1675; William Scattergood, who came to America in 1750; Henry Scattergood, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1868.
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