There are many variations of the name Scoville. It is astounding to read Brainard's, A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England and America; Seven Hundred Years of History and Genealogy, which quotes many English records pertaining to Scoville's, where the surname is often spelled several different ways for the same person.
The following is a list of some of the names along with brief histories. If you have more information, corrections, or would just like to comment, please visit the Spelling Variations forum.
| de Scoville | The first recorded spelling of the name in 1194, born by Ralph de Scoville in England. The "de", French for "of" or "from", denotes a territorial surname, in that the original bearer was from a place. In this case, the name comes from Escoville, a town in Normandy, France. Brainard quotes a letter from The Close Rolls showing that the name de Scoville was extant in early 13th century Normandy. |
| Scoville | De Scoville became Scoville (along with other variants) within several generations after the first recorded spelling. According to the records presented in Brainard, the change seems to have taken place sometime around the year 1300. This spelling seems to be the most common now and in the past. |
| Scovell | Currently no information. Post to the Spelling Variations forum. |
| Scovil | Currently no information. Post to the Spelling Variations forum. |
| Scovill | Currently no information. Post to the Spelling Variations forum. |
| Schoville | According to family history, Mary Elizabeth Hull changed her husband, Michael's, name to Schoville from Scovill, because their mail kept getting mixed up with that of another Scovill family living in the same town in Ohio. Some of their children decided to go with the new name, Schoville, while others kept the old spelling Scovill. It was Alma Schoville Blahna who originally found this information and passed it on to the rest of the family. Thanks to Judy Schoville Buchanan for providing this information. |