The Scovill Last Name

Behind the Scovill surname stands Scoville, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is usually explained as “One who came from Escoville (Scot's estate), in Normandy”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 834 people named Scovill, ranking it number 28,587 among American surnames.
• You may also find the name written Scovil.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Without the “e” of Scoville, Scovill is a simpler written form of the same name.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Scoville and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Scovill surname pack.