The stout Surname
stout Name Meaning and History
- nickname for a brave or powerfully built man, from Middle English stout ‘steadfast’.
- from the Old Norse byname Stútr ‘gnat’, denoting a small and insignificant person.
- possibly also a habitational name from a minor place named with the Old English element stut ‘stumpy hillock’, which is found as a component in various Devon place names.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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