Escott

Escott Meaning & Origin

About Escott
The surname Escott is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Esgot," which itself is a short form of various compound names beginning with the element "Ead," meaning "prosperity" or "fortune," combined with "sc(e)ot," meaning "Scot" or "Scandinavian." Therefore, the surname Escott can be interpreted to mean "prosperous Scot" or "fortunate Scandinavian." It is likely that the name was originally used to denote someone of Scottish or Scandinavian descent who had achieved prosperity or good fortune.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Escott is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Escott: 913
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26,671
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Escott based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Escott is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASKT
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 S K AH0 T
🌐 IPA
/ˈɛskət/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Escott in Braille

Here's how to represent Escott in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Escott in braille

How to sign the name Escott using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Escott using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Escott in sign language

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