Scot

Scot is an Old English ethnic name derived from the Latin Scotus, meaning a Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland or, later, of northern Britain, ultimately tracing back to a Latin term whose deeper origin is uncertain but may relate to an Old Irish word for raider or wanderer. The name was used in medieval England to identify someone of Scottish origin or descent, functioning first as a byname before occasionally being adopted as a given name. It is closely related to the more common modern form Scott, which became widely used as a given name in the twentieth century, particularly in the United States.