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Scarff
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English
Etymology
From northern en enm scarfe cormorant, itself from en non skarfr (compare is skarfur cormorant), either a nickname for someone who resembled a cormorant or a byname from en non Skarfi.
Proper noun
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Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Scarff is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Scarff is most common among White (97.33%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Middle English surnames from Old Norse