Scammon (surname)

Scammon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Charles Melville Scammon (1825–1911), American whaleman, naturalist, and author.
 * Eliakim P. Scammon (1816–1894), American Civil War brigadier general
 * J. Young Scammon (1812–1890), American politician, lawyer, banker, and newspaper publisher
 * John Scammon (1865–1940), American politician and lawyer
 * Richard M. Scammon (1915–2001), American author, political scientist and elections scholar