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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Anglo-Norman
Other Forms FormsScudmore, Skidmore, Skydmore, Scudemer, Skudamore, Skudemore, Escudamore, Scidmore, Skidimore
Meaning & History
A locational surname that was first recorded in England in 1264. Derived from one of the ancient villages of Fifield Scudamore or Upton Scudamore, with Scudamore coming from the Old English scitemor, which means "one who lived at the moor."