{{Infobox surname | name = Scaife |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning = "boat-born", "awry, difficult" | region = Old Norse | origin = Scandinavia | variant = | footnotes = }}
'''Scaife''' is a surname meaning "Boat born" in English. It is derived from Old Norse. Other references include "awry, difficult".<ref>[http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/scaife Scaife] at the Internet Surname Database</ref> The first recorded instance of this surname was in the Old English epic ''Beowulf''. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adam Scaife (born 1970), British physicist and meteorologist *Anna Scaife (born 1981), radio astronomer *Brendan Scaife (born 1928), Irish engineer and physicist *Bo Scaife (born 1981), American football player *Bobby Scaife (born 1955), English football player *Cordelia Scaife May (1928–2005), American philanthropist; sister of Richard *J. G. Scaife (1934–1991) British molecular biologist *John Scaife (1908–1995) Australian cricketer *Michael Scaife (1948–2001), British biologist and psychologist *Nicola Scaife, Australian balloonist *Nicky Scaife (born 1975), English footballer *Richard Mellon Scaife (1932–2014), American newspaper publisher *Ross Scaife (1960–2008), American academic and scholar
'''Other uses:''' *Scaife Foundations *Scaife Mountains
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Category:English-language surnames