The sconce Surname
sconce Name Meaning and History
- perhaps a topographic name from Middle English sconce ‘defensive earthwork’ or ‘protective screen of brushwood’, from Dutch schans.
- alternatively, perhaps a nickname for someone who carried a lantern with a screen to protect the flame from the wind, Middle English skonse, Old French esconse.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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