Surname

Scargill

“diving duck”

Scargill is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Scargill goes back to Old Norse skraki, meaning “diving duck.”

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Where it comes from

Scargill comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse skraki (“diving duck”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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