Schött History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The annals of Scottish history suggest that the ancestors of the name Schött lived among the Boernician tribe of the Scottish-English border region. The Schött family lived in Roxburgh (now part of the region of Borders), Scotland. The surname Scott is of local origin as it denotes one who came from Scotland as in the Scot. The double 't' in Scott is now universal. Other records claim the name was for someone in England, who came to be from Scotland. Pre-dating surnames, the name may have been used for a Gaelic speaker within Scotland, who arrived with the Gaelic Dalriadans from Ireland in around 500 AD.
Early Origins of the Schött family
The surname Schött was first found in Roxburghshire, where a family seat was held on the lands of Ballendan at the head of the Ale water in that county. They descended from Uchtredus Scott who held the lands before 1107; he is on record as a witness to the foundation charter of Selkirk in 1120. Another early record is of Henricus le Scotte, who witnessed a charter by David Earl of Strathearn around 1195. By 1200, this great Clan controlled the borderlands of the Middle Marches of West Teviotdale, Ewesdale, Liddesdale, Buccleuch and Balweariel. 1
Early History of the Schött family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schött research. Another 212 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1450, 1565, 1611, 1644, 1647, 1649, 1661, 1674, 1685, 1693, 1705, 1745, 1771, 1832 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Schött History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Schött Spelling Variations
In the Middles Ages scribes spelled names by their sound. Often a name was written under a different spelling variation each time it was recorded. Schött has appeared as Scott, Scot, Skotts, Scot, Scotach, Scott, Schotts and many more.
Early Notables of the Schött family
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Walter Scott of Buccleuch (1565-1611), a Scottish nobleman and famous border reiver, known as the "Bold Buccleuch"; Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch and Countess of Tarras (1647-1661) Scottish peeress who married at the age of 11; Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Tarras (1644-1693), a Scottish nobleman who...
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Schött Ranking
In the United States, the name Schött is the 3,832nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Schött is ranked the 1,846th most popular surname with an estimated 3,329 people with that name. 3
Migration of the Schött family to Ireland
Some of the Schött family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Schött migration to the United States +
The ancestors of Boernician-Scottish settlers dot North America even today. They settled all along the east coast when they came over, but some went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the War of Independence. However, these strong lines endured as Scottish families in the United States and Canada have rediscovered much of the heritage that was taken from them centuries ago. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Schött, or a variant listed above:
Schött Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johannes Schott, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 4
- Johann Nickel Schott, who arrived in America in 1739 4
- Ludwig Schott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 4
- Captain John Paul Schott (c. 1744-1829), who arrived in American before 1776, and fought in the Revolutionary War
- Freideric Schott, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 4
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Schött Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Conrad Schott, who landed in America in 1832 4
- Kilian Schott, who landed in America in 1834 4
- Wilhelm, I Schott, who landed in America in 1834 4
- Mr. John Schott, aged 53, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Armenius"
- Mrs. Anna Schott, aged 48, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Armenius"
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Schött migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Schött Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Alberta Schott, aged 16, who landed in New York, NY in 1893
Schött migration to New Zealand +
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
Schött Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Mr. Schott, Australian settler travelling from Sydney aboard the ship "Earl of Lonsdale" arriving in Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand on 11th April 1841 5
Contemporary Notables of the name Schött (post 1700) +
- Marge Schott, American long-standing owner of the Cincinnati Red professional baseball team
- William Walter Schott (b. 1894), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Frankfort, 1922-23; Palermo, 1923-24, 1924-25; Gibraltar, 1924; Naples, 1925-27; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1927-28 6
- Tobias Schott, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912 6
- Peter Schott, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972, 1996 6
- Kirk Schott, American Republican politician, Chair of Ontonagon County Republican Party, 2007 6
- George P. Schott, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912 6
- Bernhard Schott (1748-1809), founder of Schott Musis in 1770, one of the oldest German music publishers
- Ben Schott (b. 1974), British writer and author of the "Schott's Original Miscellany"
- Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794-1865), German botanist
The Schött Motto +
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Amo
Motto Translation: I love
Citations +
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html