Arscott
English
Etymology
From an unexplained first element + Old English cot (“cottage, hut, shelter”).
Proper noun
Arscott (countable and uncountable, plural Arscotts)
- A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4308).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Arscott is the 44653rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 481 individuals. Arscott is most common among White (56.55%) and Black/African American (36.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arscott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN