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Question:My grandmother's maiden name is Scurr, she is from Durham, UK. I'd love to know the origin/meaning of this name - anything at all, really! I can't find the surname origin/meaning anywhere online.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My grandmother's maiden name is Scurr, she is from Durham, UK. I'd love to know the origin/meaning of this name - anything at all, really! I can't find the surname origin/meaning anywhere online.

The Mormons have 198 of them on
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

RWWC has 992
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c...

No meaning, though.

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?na...
has a meaning. Steer clear of the "family" coat of arms, though.

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> I can't find the surname origin/meaning anywhere online.

I found it is 0.18 seconds via Google, using three words:
scurr surname meaning

I know I'm better looking than you, but I'm not smarter. What in the world were you trying? An inferior search engine? Chicken entrails? Ouija board?