Arscott
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an unexplained first element + Old English cot (“cottage, hut, shelter”).
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arscott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60.