Sutt (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Estonian |
| Meaning | "European river lamprey" (Lampetra fluviatilis) |
| Region of origin | Estonia |
Sutt is an Estonian language surname, a colloquial name for the European river lamprey (Estonian: jõesilm).[1]
As of 1 January 2021, 201 men and 223 women in Estonia have the surname Sutt. Sutt is ranked the 296th most common surname for men in Estonia and 288th for women.[2] The surname Sutt is most common in Pärnu County, where 22.00 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[2]
Notable people bearing the surname Sutt include:
- Andres Sutt (born 1967), politician.
- Hugo Sutt (1912–1940), opera and operetta baritone
- Roland Sutt (born 1972), drummer (Vennaskond)
- Saimon Sutt (born 1995), basketball player
- Toomas Sutt (1938–1994), philosopher of science and biologist-geneticist
References[edit]
- ^ Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2013). "The origins of stems of standard Estonian – a statistical overview" (PDF). Trames. 17 (67/62) (3): 273–300. doi:10.3176/tr.2013.3.04. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b Nimede statistika. Sutt. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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