Scarbrow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Scarbrow

What does the name Scarbrow mean?

The name Scarbrow is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived in the county of Yorkshire, where they held the manor of Scarborough. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English Skaroisburg, which was brought into England during the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early Origins of the Scarbrow family

The surname Scarbrow was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Scarbrow family

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Scarbrow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scarbrough, Scarboro, Scarborough, Scasbridge, Scarbrow, Scarburg, Scarburgh, Scarsbridge and many more.

Early Notables of the Scarbrow family

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Scarbrow migration to the United States +

Scarbrow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Scarbrow, who settled in Virginia in 1656
Rich Scarbrow, who landed in Virginia in 1656 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)