The story
- Old English · derived fromsoc“suck, sucking”
- English todaySoppitt
Habitational surname from a minor place near Otterburn, Northumberland, which was recorded as Sokpeth in the past. This placename may derive from Old English soc (“suck, sucking”), probably meaning "moisture collecting in the soil" or "drainage of a dunghill", + pæþ (“path, track”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.