Släkthistoria för Stote
Stote Vad efternamn betyder
probably in most cases a variant of Stout (Anglo-Norman French estot estout ‘bold’). The names have a similar distribution in SW England. Compare Ricardo Stote 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Wimborne Minster Dorset) with John Stout 1769 in IGI (Wimborne Minster Dorset); and Richard Stote 1332 in Subsidy Rolls (Lympstone Devon) with Agnes Stout 1692 in IGI (Lympstone Devon). However in modern times Stote and Stoat(e) are the predominant forms in the SW.alternatively from Middle English stote ‘stoat’.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
