The name Scott meant "from Scotland, a Scotsman" in Old English.
Famous bearers
Bearers include F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940), an American Jazz Age author of novels and short stories;
Scott Joplin (1867 - 1917), an American musician and composer of ragtime music.
A bearer of the surname is George C. Scott (1927 - 1999), an American actor, director, and producer.
