Scadding History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Scadding

What does the name Scadding mean?

The Scadding family take their name from the ancient village of Garscadden, now a suburb of Glasgow near Drumchapel.

Early Origins of the Scadding family

The surname Scadding was first found in Dumbartonshire, where they held a family seat, some say before the 12th century. This ancient village of Garscadden is now a north western suburb of Glasgow near Drumchapel. The family name is from those ancient Clan lands to which the family gave their name.

Early History of the Scadding family

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Scadding Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kiscadden, Kisscadden, Garscadden, Gearscadden, Kearscadden, Gerscadden, Kerscadden, Carscadden, Carescadden, Carcadden, Carcaden, Corscadden, Corscaddan, Kirskadden and many more.

Early Notables of the Scadding family

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Migration of the Scadding family to Ireland

Some of the Scadding family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scadding migration to the United States +

Scadding Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Damoras Scadding, who arrived in Maryland in 1680 1

Sources +

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)