Meaning & History
English: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.
Jewish: adaption of 1 in place of some like- sounding Ashkinazic surname.
Jewish: adaption of 1 in place of some like- sounding Ashkinazic surname.