Scrope History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Scrope familyThe surname Scrope was first found in Yorkshire where "few families were more important in the 14th and 15th centuries than the noble house of Scrope; their descent is unbroken from the Conquest. Few houses also have been more distinguished by the number of great offices of honour held both in Church and State." 1 The first record in Yorkshire was found in "Bolton, being from the period of Edward I., their principal seat and Barony." 1 The surname's origin can be traced to "one of King Edward the Confessor's foreign attendants named Richard, to whom the Anglo-Saxons gave the derisory name of Sceope, or 'the Scrub' either on account of some inferior office or perhaps as a merely satirical appellation, and who was one of the few Normans permitted to remain at court after the rest had been driven away." 2 Masham in the North Riding of Yorkshire "was anciently the residence of the baronial family of Scroop, of whom Henry, Lord le Scroop, lord treasurer, and Archbishop Scroop, were both beheaded for high treason in the reign of Henry IV." 3 Early History of the Scrope familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scrope research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1346, 1350, 1364, 1371, 1378, 1380, 1403, 1405, 1601, 1649, 1660 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Scrope History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Scrope Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Scrope, Scroope, Scroop, Scope and others. Early Notables of the Scrope familyNotables of the family at this time include
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Scrope Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
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