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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsEscotto, Scotto, Scotti, Scuotto, Escotti, Scoto, Scoti, Escoto

Meaning & History

Either an ethnic name for someone from Scotland or Ireland from medieval Italian scotto or scoto meaning "Scot", making it a cognate of Scott, or from a diminutive of given names ending in sco such as Francesco (via its diminutive Francescotto) or Maresco (via Marescotto).
Added 5/6/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 12/31/2023 by SeaHorse15