English, Scottish and Irish (Down) name from Middle English Scot 'man from Scotland'. Behind the Name says it was given to a person from Scotland or who spoke Scottish Gaelic. Wikipedia traces it to the Anglo-Scottish border and its medieval Border clans, first attributed to Uchtredus filius Scoti (1120). A second, rarer source is the Middle English personal name Scot, attested in northern England.
Spellings and related forms: Scot, Scotts, Scutt, Scotter.
The unicorn is a long-standing emblem of Scotland, fitting a name that means 'man from Scotland'.
Most surnames have no single "family crest". In heraldry, a coat of arms belonged to one person and passed down one line of descent. Sites that sell "the Scott coat of arms" usually show the arms of one historic family that shared the name. Ours is different on purpose: an original design built from what the name means, which any Scott can own honestly.
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Name meanings come from the sources above, checked 2026-10. Where scholars disagree, we say so.