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Sopp Family History

Sopp Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English soppe ‘piece of bread dipped or soaked in wine, water, milk, etc.’ also ‘soup with croutons of toasted bread’ and therefore a name either for someone with a partiality for sops or for a cook, or perhaps short for Middle English milkesoppe ‘milksop, coward’.

English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Soppe (Old English Soppa, from soppa ‘sop (as in 1 above), sponge’).

English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English sope (Old English sāpe) with shortening of the vowel given to someone who made or used soap. Compare Soper.

German: metonymic occupational name for a cook from Middle High German soppe, suppe ‘soup, stock, meal’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Sopp family from?

You can see how Sopp families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sopp family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sopp families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 159 Sopp families living in Sussex. This was about 39% of all the recorded Sopp's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Sopp families in 1891.
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What did your Sopp ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Gardener and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sopp. 23% of Sopp men worked as a Gardener and 82% of Sopp women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sopp were Jobbing Gardener and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Gardener
    23%
  • Farmworker
    14%
  • Farm Carter
    12%
  • Jobbing Gardener
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 790 immigration records available for the last name Sopp. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Sopp. For the veterans among your Sopp ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sopp lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Sopp life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Sopp in 1955 was 53, and 74 in 2004.

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