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Early Origins of the Scotto family

The surname Scotto was first found in Scotton at various villages so named throughout England. They include: Scotton, a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, where the 2001 census lists a population of 531; Scotton, a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire; and Scotton, a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire. Accordingly, Yorkshire is the most likely place from where the surname originates. As far as the Scottow variant, Scottow is a village and civil parish in Norfolk.

Early History of the Scotto family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scotto research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1250, 1618, 1634, 1639, 1698 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Scotto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scotto Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scottow, Scottau, Scottaugh and others.

Early Notables of the Scotto family

  • Joshua Scottow (1618-1698) English born, colonial American merchant and author of two histories of early New England. "He seems to have come of a Suffolk family and went out to Massachusetts with his...

Scotto Ranking

the United States, the name Scotto is the 14,186th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Scotto is ranked the 5,208th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Scotto family to Ireland

Some of the Scotto family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scotto migration to the United States +



Scotto Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Scotto, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635

Contemporary Notables of the name Scotto (post 1700) +

  • Rosanna Scotto (b. 1958), American news anchor
  • Daniel Scotto, American financial analyst
  • Aubrey Scotto (1895-1953), American film director
  • Salvatore J. Scotto, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000 3
  • Marian Scotto, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 4
  • Frank Scotto, American politician, Mayor of Torrance, California; Elected 2006 4
  • Anthony Scotto (b. 1934), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 4
  • Renata Scotto (1934-2023), Italian soprano, opera director and academic teacher
  • Vincent Scotto (1876-1952), French composer
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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