Scruggs is a surname, typically of Americans, but also documented in the United Kingdom, several of its other former colonies British descent is especially common, Germany, and (the country of) Georgia.

Notable people with the surname "Scruggs" include

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  • Burgess E. Scruggs (1860–1934), American physician, civic leader, and alderman from Huntsville, Alabama
  • Charles Scruggs of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, American hip hop band from Cleveland, Ohio
  • Chris Scruggs (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
  • Earl Scruggs (1924–2012), American musician who perfected and popularized a 3-finger banjo-picking style (now called Scruggs style)
  • Edward W. Scruggs (1903–1974), American politician
  • Elaine Scruggs (Non-Partisan), mayor of Glendale, Arizona
  • Flatt & Scruggs or the Foggy Mountain Boys, bluegrass band founded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
  • Greg Scruggs (born 1990), American football player
  • Irene Scruggs (1901–1981), American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, who was also billed as Chocolate Brown and Dixie Nolan
  • Jan Scruggs (born 1950), American lawyer
  • Joe Scruggs (born 1951), American children's music performer
  • Joe E. Scruggs, second head football coach for the Tennessee State University Tigers located in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Joseph Scruggs (1888–1964), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
  • Juice Scruggs (born 2000), American football player
  • Lauren Scruggs (born 1988), American blogger
  • Lawson A. Scruggs (1857–1914), American physician
  • Louise Scruggs (1927–2006), American music manager
  • Lucie Johnson Scruggs (1864–1892), African-American writer
  • Mary Elfrieda Scruggs or Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
  • Paul Scruggs (born 1998), American basketball player
  • Randy Scruggs (1953–2018), American music producer, songwriter and guitarist
  • Richard Scruggs (born 1946), American former A6A naval aviator, a prominent trial lawyer, one of the richest men in Mississippi
  • Rick Scruggs (born 1955), American basketball coach
  • Ted Scruggs (1923–2000), American football player
  • Tony Scruggs (born 1966), former Major League Baseball left fielder
  • Uncle John Scruggs (1855–1941), African-American banjo player
  • William Lindsay Scruggs (1836–1912), American author, lawyer, and diplomat
  • Xavier Scruggs (born 1987), American baseball player

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