Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sotecote(s) 1086 DB c.1270 StoweCh c.1275 1304 YI

• Sotkotes, Sotcotes 1246 Ass 1297 LS 1337 FF

• Sotescotes t.John YD

• Sautecotes (sic) 1236 FF

• Sutcot(t)es, Sutkot(t)es 1235–49 Melsa 1303 YI 1478 YD 1536 FF

• Sutcottys 1527 FF

• Sutcoytts 1558 FF

• Sutcoytys 1582 FF

• Sutecotes 1292 YI

• Suttecotes 1293 Meaux

• Suttcottes c.1400 Melsa

• Sottecotes 1297 LS

• Sottcotes 1356 Ipm

• Sothecotes late13th StoweCh 1294 Meaux

• Soddecotes 13th YD lateHy3 StoweCh

• Sodcotes 1303 Ch

• Sodecotes 1349 Meaux

• Sudcot(tes) 1365 Pat 1613 FF

• Suddecotes 1415 YI

Etymology

The first element is the OScand  pers. name Sóti . At a later stage in the history of this name, when Soti had developed to Sute , confusion with names in suð took place. 'Soti 's cottage(s),' v. cot(e).