Southcote Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Southcote Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southeote.' Lower says, 'A tithing near Reading, Berkshire' (Patronymica Britannica). There is also Southcoates, a township in the parish of Drypool, East Riding of Yorkshire In spite of this it is probable that the surname is of Devonshire descent, and represents some estate in that county bearing this name, -cote (an enclosure) being a common West England suffix.

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Southcote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Southcote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southeote.' Lower says, 'A tithing near Reading, Berkshire' (Patronymica Britannica). There is also Southcoates, a township in the parish of Drypool, East Riding of Yorkshire In spite of this it is probable that the surname is of Devonshire descent, and represents some estate in that county bearing this name, -cote (an enclosure) being a common West England suffix.

Richard de Suthcote, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Sowthcott, chaplain y 1513: Register of the University of Oxford.

1586. Richard Southcott, Devon: ibid.

1595- John Southeote, Devon: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the South Cottage or South Animal- Enclosure [Late Middle English Sowthcott, Early Middle English Suthcote, Old English súð + cot: v. under Coate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Southcot, a tything near Reading, co. Berks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The south cot; so East—cott and West—cott.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Southcote Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Southcote Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Southcote is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Southcote? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Southcote occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Southcote reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Southcote is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 41 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 23 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Southcote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Southcote has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Southcote Last Name Statistics demography

Southcote earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $50,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southcotte9532/
Southcot940/
Southcott891,718/
Sothcott82260/
Soutcott822/
Sohcot8019/
Soucot804/
Souchotte7864/
Southsate781/
Sutkhot759/
Soukhot753/
Sucotte751/
Soukote751/
Socot7137/
Sousatte7117/
Sucot716/
Shokhote715/
Soukoute712/
Suthkota711/
Sutchoti711/
Sousotte711/
Sacoutte711/
Shacoteh711/
Cathcote710/
Sacote67891/
Sukhot67567/
Socota6743/
Sokote6738/
Sokhot6728/
Sotkot679/
Soukot677/
Socute675/
Sukote673/
Sucott673/
Succot673/
Socate673/
Sosote673/
Soocot671/
Shucot671/
Sucate671/
Sockot671/
Soukoutey671/
Socoti671/
Sucoth670/
Socott670/

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