Scorsese (surname)
Scorsese is an English toponymic surname, derived from the Middle English score ("steep place"). This in turn was derived from the Old English scoru. The name could also be derived from Score in Ilfracombe or Scur Farm in Braunton, Devon. Notable people with the surname include:
- Catherine Scorsese (1912–1997), American actress
- Charles Scorsese (1913–1993), American actor
- Martin Scorsese (b. 1942), American film director, writer, and producer
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