Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SCATTERGOOD
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SCATTERGOOD. l.A corruption of some local name terminating in n-ood ? 2. A friend suggests " spendthrift." In H.R. Schatregod." The antithetical surname Sparcgood (in H.R. Spargod), does not seem to have survived.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English