Definitions for Scott
skɒtscott

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Scott, George C. Scottnoun

   award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

2. Scott, Robert Scott, Robert Falcon Scottnoun

   English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)

3. Scott, Winfield Scottnoun

   United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)

4. Scott, Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scottnoun

   British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)

5. Scott, Dred Scottnoun

   United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scottnoun

   An English ethnic surname for someone with Scottish ancestry.

2. Scottnoun

   transferred from the surname.

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1. scott

   Scott is a masculine given name of Scottish origin. It comes from the Scoti people who settled what is now Scotland. It was originally used as a surname before becoming a common first name. In some contexts, 'Scott' could also denote a person who is from Scotland or of Scottish descent. Additionally, Scott can refer to several locations in the United States and Canada or even several fictional characters in books and movies.

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1. scott

   Song lyrics by scott -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scott on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. SCOTT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scott is ranked #36 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scott surname appeared 439,530 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 149 would have the surname Scott.
   
   60.2% or 264,641 total occurrences were White.
   32.9% or 144,693 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 11,384 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 11,340 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 5,186 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 2,242 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Actor
   • Author
   • Explorer
   • General
   • Slave

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Scott' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3203

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Scott' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2706

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1727","1"],["1755","1"],["1772","1"],["1777","2"],["1783","1"],["1789","1"],["1793","3"],["1794","1"],["1795","2"],["1796","1"],["1797","2"],["1801","2"],["1802","4"],["1803","1"],["1804","1"],["1805","3"],["1809","2"],["1811","3"],["1812","3"],["1813","5"],["1814","9"],["1816","1"],["1817","7"],["1818","8"],["1819","7"],["1820","4"],["1821","6"],["1822","1"],["1823","2"],["1824","4"],["1825","3"],["1827","26"],["1828","4"],["1829","8"],["1830","38"],["1831","3"],["1832","6"],["1833","4"],["1834","9"],["1835","4"],["1836","1"],["1837","20"],["1838","28"],["1839","5"],["1840","9"],["1841","3"],["1842","3"],["1843","10"],["1844","28"],["1845","7"],["1846","30"],["1847","12"],["1848","61"],["1849","42"],["1850","36"],["1851","15"],["1852","138"],["1853","15"],["1854","39"],["1855","24"],["1856","11"],["1857","23"],["1858","51"],["1859","6"],["1860","23"],["1861","14"],["1862","76"],["1863","15"],["1864","17"],["1865","9"],["1866","27"],["1867","10"],["1868","6"],["1869","10"],["1870","10"],["1871","11"],["1872","13"],["1873","8"],["1874","9"],["1875","23"],["1876","18"],["1877","15"],["1878","22"],["1879","14"],["1880","8"],["1881","11"],["1882","37"],["1883","18"],["1884","12"],["1885","35"],["1886","17"],["1887","15"],["1888","21"],["1889","18"],["1890","57"],["1891","21"],["1892","20"],["1893","7"],["1894","29"],["1895","19"],["1896","21"],["1897","51"],["1898","48"],["1899","103"],["1900","18"],["1901","37"],["1902","30"],["1903","45"],["1904","26"],["1905","37"],["1906","36"],["1907","30"],["1908","93"],["1909","28"],["1910","38"],["1911","16"],["1912","16"],["1913","29"],["1914","67"],["1915","25"],["1916","26"],["1917","20"],["1918","16"],["1919","41"],["1920","37"],["1921","23"],["1922","46"],["1923","36"],["1924","43"],["1925","29"],["1926","28"],["1927","19"],["1928","38"],["1929","25"],["1930","39"],["1931","72"],["1932","33"],["1933","21"],["1934","26"],["1935","71"],["1936","37"],["1937","43"],["1938","31"],["1939","50"],["1940","19"],["1941","17"],["1942","35"],["1943","33"],["1944","160"],["1945","22"],["1946","34"],["1947","57"],["1948","38"],["1949","55"],["1950","117"],["1951","74"],["1952","63"],["1953","49"],["1954","82"],["1955","94"],["1956","68"],["1957","57"],["1958","133"],["1959","132"],["1960","124"],["1961","161"],["1962","184"],["1963","213"],["1964","231"],["1965","335"],["1966","354"],["1967","386"],["1968","435"],["1969","388"],["1970","437"],["1971","549"],["1972","329"],["1973","389"],["1974","372"],["1975","394"],["1976","303"],["1977","220"],["1978","237"],["1979","204"],["1980","468"],["1981","231"],["1982","523"],["1983","260"],["1984","229"],["1985","227"],["1986","278"],["1987","219"],["1988","222"],["1989","290"],["1990","224"],["1991","201"],["1992","279"],["1993","177"],["1994","218"],["1995","303"],["1996","315"],["1997","338"],["1998","377"],["1999","501"],["2000","967"],["2001","703"],["2002","1273"],["2003","734"],["2004","1925"],["2005","1656"],["2006","1316"],["2007","1578"],["2008","1458"]]

How to pronounce Scott?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Scott in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scott in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scott in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Scott in a Sentence

1. Steve Simon:

   I am humbled, and at the same time very excited, about the opportunity that has been presented to me by the board, i will be focused on building upon the successful platforms that have been put in place by my predecessors, Stacey Allaster and Larry Scott, with a sole focus on driving excellence and innovation, while creating a premium experience for the fans.

2. Arndrea Waters King:

   Coretta Scott King told us,' Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation,' now is the time to earn and win our sacred right to vote. It is up to us to remind Congress they represent the people, and the people demand the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Restoration Act.

3. Bill Nelson:

   When President Donald Trump asks for something that's good for President Donald Trump and bad for Florida, I know what I'll do. I'll say no, and we all know what Rick Scott will do. Rick Scott'll say yes.

4. Scott Irwin:

   . Dr. Scott Irwin, director of palliative care psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, who was not connected with the study, said the lesson isn't that hospice care is costing too much. Costs should naturally go up because more people are using hospice and using it earlier, which is a really good thing.

5. Chairman Jerre Stead as CEO:

   We have mutually agreed with Scott that it would be in the best interest of IHS to end our relationship, this careful and deliberated decision was not precipitated by any business issues, but was personal in nature.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Scott
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scott
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Scott