Soppitt
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from a minor place near Otterburn, Northumberland, which was recorded as Sokpeth in the past. This placename may derive from Old English soc (“suck, sucking”), probably meaning "moisture collecting in the soil" or "drainage of a dunghill", + pæþ (“path, track”).
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Proper noun edit
Soppitt (plural Soppitts)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Soppitt is the 23159th most common surname in England, belonging to 182 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Soppitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears