Stott Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Stott Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9355 people with the Stott surname? In that year Stott was ranked number 438 for popularity in the UK. |
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"A young ox. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Stott records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stott family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"STOTT. Stott, Northern English for steer and also for a heifer, was sometimes used as a nickname (Mawer, p. 191). Andrew Stott was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1490 (NSCM., i, p. 35). Margaret Stole in Dolphingtoune, 1675 (Lanark CR.). Alexander Stole in Maynes of Balyeordie, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. HV, p. 709). (2) Ewen (p. 178, 342) with probability suggests thai this name is a variant of 'Stout,' and that 'Stout' is of local origin from steorte 'a tongue of land.' He cites 'atte stout' in Devonshire, 1327, and 'Rog. de Stole, Northants, 1230.' Cf. STUTE. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stott Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stott Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stott family tree.
Study Stott Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stott family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Stott family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Stott family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Stott family.
Research the Stott surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stott Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8460 people with the Stott surname in the UK? Stott is now ranked number 695 for popularity in the UK. |
Stott Family History Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Stott family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stott data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Stott family and people looking to contact living Stott relations.
Investigate GENi for Stott family records.
Find your Irish Stott relatives on findmypast.ie
Stott Forums
Research the Stott surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Stott surname in the USA? Stott is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stott Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stott family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Stott surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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