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Early Origins of the Scobey family

The surname Scobey was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Scobey family

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Scobey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scobie, Scobbie and others.

Early Notables of the Scobey family

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Migration of the Scobey family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nathaniel Scobie settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820; Jane Scobie and her husband settled in New York State in 1822.


Contemporary Notables of the name Scobey (post 1700) +

  • Margaret Scobey, American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Syria, 2003- 1
  • Leon Scobey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1980 1
  • F. E. Scobey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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