Scroggins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

The Scroggins surname is a topographic surname derived from the Middle English word scrogge ("brushwood") or 'stunted growth' of foliage. 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Scroggins family

The surname Scroggins was first found in Peebles-shire in the lands of Stobo in Scotland where they held a family seat at Scrogges from the 12th century. 4 5 "Robert de Scrogges lost his life in the service of David de Lyne, and because of that his son Simon had a grant of the lands of Scrogges, c. 1208, from David de Line, and a few years later he sold the lands to Walter, bishop of Glasgow." 6

Some of the family were found further south in England where Thomas Scrag was listed in Yorkshire as a Knights Templar in 1185. The Pipe Rolls for Wiltshire included an entry for Osebert Scragg in 1218. 2

Henry Scoggin or Scogan (1361?-1407), was an English poet and belonged to a Norfolk family which owned much land in the county. Henry was probably educated at Oxford. In 1391 he succeeded his brother John as Lord of Haviles. On one of his trips to London, he met Chaucer of whom he became a close friend. In fact, Chaucer wrote a short poem about him entitled 'Lenvoy a Scogan' in 1393. 7

Early History of the Scroggins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scroggins research. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1398, 1436, 1439, 1449, 1507, 1508, 1623, 1639, 1652, 1669, 1678, 1681, 1683 and 1695 are included under the topic Early Scroggins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scroggins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scroggs, Scrogges, Scrogs, Scroggis, Scruggs, Scroggin, Scroggins and many more.

Early Notables of the Scroggins family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir William Scroggs (1623-1683), an English jurist, who became Lord Chief Justice of England (1678-1681) who presided over some of the Popish Plot trials. His daughter Ann married into the distinguished Popham family of Littlecott.Sir William's parents is somewhat doubtful, but his father, who is described as William Scroggs of Deddington 'pleb.', was probably a...
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Scroggins Ranking

In the United States, the name Scroggins is the 2,606^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 8

Scroggins migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scroggins Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Allen C. Scroggins, who landed in America, in 1908
Jossie Scroggins, who settled in America, in 1908
Lora Scroggins, aged 30, who immigrated to New York, NY, in 1917

Scroggins migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scroggins Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jane Scroggins, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834

Contemporary Notables of the name Scroggins (post 1700) +

Tracy Scroggins (b. 1969), American NFL linebacker for the Detroit Lions (1992-2001) from Checotah, Oklahoma
Ted H. Scroggins (1918-1942), United States Navy radioman awarded the Air Medal posthumously for his devotion to duty in the face of adverse weather and persistent enemy anti-aircraft fire, eponym of the USS Scroggins (DE-799)
Deborah Scroggins (b. 1961), American journalist and author
Mike Scroggins (b. 1964), American left-handed professional ten-pin bowler
Henry Scroggins, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884 9
Doris Scroggins, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2008 9
Donnie Scroggins, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2008 9
Brian Scroggins, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2004 9
Lee Paul Scroggins (b. 1981), English footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Shields

Citations +

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Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
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)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html