Scales (surname)

The surname Scales has at least two origins:

  • a variant spelling of the surname Scholes
  • someone from the manor of Scales, Norfolk

This surname appeared in Ireland around the 1300’s. It is common in the villages and towns of North County Clare.

People with the surname Scales include:

  • Baron Scales, a title in the Peerage of England, including a list of people named de Scales
  • Alfred Moore Scales (1827-1892), Governor of North Carolina and Confederate Army general during the American Civil War
  • Dwight Scales (born 1953), former National Football League wide receiver
  • George Scales (1900-1976), American baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues
  • Harvey Scales, American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer
  • John Scales (born 1966), English former footballer
  • John N. Scales (born 1933 or 1934), American former Pennsylvania state senator
  • Junius Scales (1920–2002), a leader of the Communist Party of the United States of America
  • Patrick Scales (American football) (born 1988), American football player
  • Prunella Scales (born 1932), English actor best known for the television series Fawlty Towers
  • Robert H. Scales (born 1944), retired US Army major general
  • Wendell P. Scales, DDS, (born 1951), noted American Dentist and Author
  • E. R. Scales (born 1945), American Attorney and published Arbitrator in the Midwest
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