Scoville
English
Alternative forms
- Scovil, Scovill
Etymology
English surname of Norman origin, from the town of Escoville, in Normandy.
Proper noun
Scoville (plural Scovilles)
- A surname from Norman.
Derived terms
- Scoville heat unit
- Scoville scale
- Scoville unit
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scoville is the 11241st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2812 individuals. Scoville is most common among White (94.99%) individuals.
Noun
Scoville (plural Scovilles)
- (informal) Ellipsis of Scoville heat unit.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scoville”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Covellis, Covilles, ovicells