Stot

Stot
This interesting surname with variant spellings Stode, Stot, Stott, etc.. is derived from the Medieval English 'Stott' meaning a bullock and was originally given as a metonymic occupational name to a keeper of the animals. The surname is first recorded in the latter half of the 12th Century, (see below). One John Stotte appears in the 1296 'Subsidy Rolls of Sussex'. The following quotation from Whitaker's 'History and Antiquities of Craven', (Yorkshire) reads, 'The live stock at Bolton Abbey (1526) included XX Oxen, X11 Wedders, 1X Tuppes, XXV1 Stotts'. Recordings include one Francis Stode who was christened at St. Matthew, Friday street, London, on January 2nd 1629, and Thomas, son of Thomas Stodd was christened at St. Leonards, Shoreditch, London on October 29th 1797. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gamel Stot, which was dated 1165, in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as the Builders of Churches, 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Stot — (st[o^]t), n. [AS. stotte a hack, jade, or worthless horse; cf. Sw. stut a bull, Dan. stud an ox. Cf. {Stoat}.] 1. A horse. [Obs.] Chaucer. Thorold Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2. A young bull or ox, especially one three years old. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stot — /stot/, n., v., stotted, stotting. n. 1. a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used esp. when running in alarm from a predator. v.i. 2. to run with such a gait. [special use of Scots, N England dial. stot bound, go by… …   Universalium

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  • stot — mono·stot·ic; stot; stot·ter; …   English syllables

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  • stot — I. noun also stott ˈstät ( s) Etymology: Middle English stot, stott, from Old English stot; akin to Middle Low German stūt thigh, buttocks, Old High German stiuz buttocks, Old Norse stūtr horn, stump, ox, Old High German stōzan to thrust, push… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stot — also stott intransitive verb (stotted; stotting) Etymology: Scots & northern dialect stot to bounce, rebound Date: 1801 to bound with a stiff legged gait < the gazelle stotted when alarmed > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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