Tapscott Family History
Tapscott Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name from a lost Devon placename perhaps in or near Barnstaple recorded as Tappyscote in 1504–15. The placename may derive from an early Middle English personal name Tapp (Old English Tæppa) genitive Tappes + Middle English cot ‘cottage hut shelter’ but this cannot be certain due to a lack of medieval forms. See also Tapp for the Middle English personal name Tapp which is most frequent in Devon.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022