Where did my last name Wescott originate from?

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The meaning of the surname WESCOTT is - one who came from, or lived near Westcot (western cottage), in England; dweller at the western cottage.

Westcott
English (Devon): habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English west ‘west’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’, for example Westcott in Surrey, Westcot in Berkshire, or Westcote in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, and Warwickshire.

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