| ![Show Contents]() Stoughto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Stoughto surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of several places, such as Stoughton in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Sussex. These place names derive from the Old English "stoc," meaning "dependent settlement" and " tun," meaning and "enclosed settlement." 1 Early Origins of the Stoughto familyThe surname Stoughto was first found in Surrey at Stoughton, a parish, in the union of West Bourne, hundred of Westbourne and Singleton, rape of Chichester. 2 3 Stoughton in the parish of Thurnby, Leicestershire is another possible point of origin 2 but we must look to Huntingdonshire to find the first entry for the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, Eborard de Stouton. 2 Later in the aforementioned Leicestershire, the Subsidy Rolls of 1327 list Richard de Stoghton as holding lands there at that time. Years later in Gloucestershire, we found John Stoughton in 1375 and later again, Gilbert Stoughtin was listed in the Feet of Fines for Surrey 1498-1499. 4 Early History of the Stoughto familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stoughto research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1135, 1521, 1576, 1577, 1584, 1585, 1592, 1593, 1604, 1624, 1630, 1631, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1639, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1648, 1652, 1653, 1668, 1671, 1673, 1677, 1680, 1684, 1686, 1687, 1692, 1693 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Stoughto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stoughto Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Stoughton, Stoctun and others. Early Notables of the Stoughto familyNotables of the family at this time include - Sir Nicholas Stoughton (1635-1686), 1st Baronet of Stoughton in the County of Surrey
- Sir Laurence Stoughton, 2nd Baronet (1668-1692)
- Nicholas Stoughton (1592-1648), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Guildford (1624) and (1645-1648)
- Thomas Stoughton (1521-1576), of Stoughton, Surrey and West Stoke, Sussex, an English politician
- William Stoughton, an English 16th century author and politician who sat in Parliament from 1584 to 1585, best known for his 'An Assertion for True and Christian Church-Policie' (1604)
- John Stoughton (1593?-1639), an English clergyman, of influential millennial views, his brother Israel emigrated to America
 Migration of the Stoughto family to Ireland
Some of the Stoughto family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Stoughto familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Israel Stoughton and his wife Elizabeth, arrived in Boston on the aboard the" Mary & John" and were on record in Nantasket Massachusetts in 1630.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Hoc signum non onus sed honor
Motto Translation: This banner is no burden, but an honor.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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