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Sopp Family History

Sopp Name 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

Similar surnames: Popp, Copp, Hopp, Sapp, Topp, Kopp, Stoop, Stopp, Opp, Dopp

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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 1911 there were 2 Sopp families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 50% of all the recorded Sopp's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Sopp families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 13,000 census records available for the last name Sopp. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sopp census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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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 Canada, 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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