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Stott Family History

Recorded in several forms including the usual Stott, Stotte, Stoat, Stoate, Stoad, and Stutt, this ancient surname is of pre 7th century Olde English origins. It derives from the word 'stot' meaning 'cattle', and was originally given either as an occupational surname for a cattle breeder or as a nickname for one who was 'as wild as a bull'. As the surname is amongst the earliest recorded, this would suggest a testimony to the importance of the nameholders in the economy and society of the pre Medieval period, however several nameholders, mainly female, appear in the early court rolls, suggesting that the nickname was not always misplaced! Early examples of the surname recordings include John Stotte in the 1296 Subsidy Rolls of the county of Sussex, and Elena la Stott in the Colchester Court rolls for the year 1312.