Soppitt
English
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editEtymology
editHabitational 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”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSoppitt (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