Strangeways Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Strangeways Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strangeways,' an estate now occupied by the Assize Court on the Bury New Road, Manchester. The Strangeways family occupied the hall for centuries (v. Baines' Lancashire).

1546.

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Strangeways Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:619,09036,665
Australia361:749,88148,970
Denmark191:297,09021,940
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland161:233,9518,207

Strangeways Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strangeways,' an estate now occupied by the Assize Court on the Bury New Road, Manchester. The Strangeways family occupied the hall for centuries (v. Baines' Lancashire).

1546. John Strangwayes and Gertrude Cutson: Marriage Lic. (London).

Giles Strangyuyshe, Close Rolls, 1 Elizabeth.

1589. Giles Strangwaies, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. John Strangewayes, Dorset: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Strangeways (Manchester), 16th cent. Strangewaies, 15th cent. Strangways, 14th cent. Strangwas, Strongways = the Strong Stubble [Old English strang, strong + Old English wáse = Ger. wasen (Middle High German wase, O.H.Ger. waso), (damp) sod, grass, brushwood, stubble] The second element is that seen in English ‘wayzgoose,’ a stubble-goose, and Dialectal English ‘wase’, ‘waze’, a pad or bundle of straw.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There is a Major Hon. S. D. Strangeways in the U.S. It is the same with the English names Strangwayes, Strangwish, Strangwich; corrupted from Strangwish, a place near Manchester, which was possessed by the family in the fourteenth century.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

STRANGWYGH: Verstegan mentions this name as "coming belike of a strong wyc, hold, or fortress." Restitution, p. 329. It is doubtless the same as Strangwish or Strangways.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Strangeways Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Strangeways Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Strangeways is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strangeways? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. Strangeways occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Strangeways are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 619,090. In England it is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live and Northumberland, where 10 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Strangeways Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Strangeways has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Strangeways Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Strangeways last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Strangeways last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Strangeways earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strangewayes965/
Stranges842,240/
Strangis741,531/
Sternges7413/
Strenges747/
Stronges740/
Stringes740/
Strongess703/
Strangice701/
Stranngis701/
Strungis6355/
Strengis636/
Strongis632/
Stringis631/
Stroungis6036/
Streņģis531/
Sdroungis501/

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