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Moscropp Surname Definition:

John dictus Moscrop was witness to "instrumentum de creatdone abbatis" in 1326 (RMP., p. 10). John Moscrop was burgess of Jedworth m 1426 (Melros, p. 533), Patrick Moscrop, witness at Crunzeltoun, 1461 (Laing, 145), and Andrew Moscrop was provost of the town in 1558 and sheriff of Roxburgh "in hac parte" (ER.

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Moscropp Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Moscropp Surname Meaning

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John dictus Moscrop was witness to "instrumentum de creatdone abbatis" in 1326 (RMP., p. 10). John Moscrop was burgess of Jedworth m 1426 (Melros, p. 533), Patrick Moscrop, witness at Crunzeltoun, 1461 (Laing, 145), and Andrew Moscrop was provost of the town in 1558 and sheriff of Roxburgh "in hac parte" (ER., XIX, p. 439). John Moscrop was bailie and burgess of Jedburgh in 1647 (Inquis., 331), and juror on a retour of special service in Duns in 1672 (Home, p. 194). John Mosscropt is recorded in Blaiklaw in 1696 (Peebles CR.), and Alexander Moscrop in Bartelshill in 1730 (Lauder). Moscrope 1658.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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