About the Scroggs Surname

Clerks wrote Scruggs in many ways, and Scroggs is one that stuck. Taken at its root, Scroggs points to “Lean / stunted”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Scruggs and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Scroggs and Scruggs

Spelled with “o” instead of “u”, Scroggs shows how the same name was heard and written differently. You may also find the name written Scrugg.

The 2010 census count for Scroggs in the United States was 1,791, good for rank 16,150. Get the complete Scroggs report, with a museum-style coat of arms.