Scotton Family History
Scotton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from places so named in Lincolnshire and
North Yorkshire, from Old English scot ‘Scot’ (influenced by
Scandinavian sk-) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
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Name Distribution of Scotton Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Scotton families
 7 - 11  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Scotton families
|
49 - 95 17 - 48 |
1 - 16 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Scotton census records
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Scotton Family Origin
Scotton Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Scotton families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Scotton
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Scotton Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Scotton census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Scotton ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Scotton Civil War Service Records
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