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About the Scobee surname

Early Origins of the Scobee family:

 The surname Scobee 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.

Scobee Spelling Variations:

 Spelling variations of this family name include: Scobie, Scobbie, Scobee, Scobe, Scoby, Scobbe

Migration of the Scobee 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 Scobee (post 1700)+:

 Joshua Taylor "Josh" Scobee (b. 1982), American NFL football placekicker

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (1939-1986), American spacecraft commander on STS 51-L (Challenger) which blew up 72 seconds into the launch, eponym of Scobee, the lunar crater [1]