Stratford Surname

51,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stratford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality: (1) 'of Strafforth,' in the West Riding of Yorks; v. Ford and Forth, (a) 'of Stratford,' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk, &c.

Roger de Stratforthe, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Stratford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8531:14,4612,134
United States2,5481:142,25214,762
Australia1,4291:18,8912,618
New Zealand8011:5,653930
Canada5241:70,3168,055
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Wales1061:29,1942,998
Ireland1021:46,1663,435
Scotland801:66,9235,243
France491:1,355,566135,191
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Jersey201:4,960981
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0291:12,0131,824
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

Stratford (181) may also be a first name.

Stratford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality: (1) 'of Strafforth,' in the West Riding of Yorks; v. Ford and Forth, (a) 'of Stratford,' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk, &c.

Roger de Stratforthe, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Stratford, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Walter de Stratforde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Strafforth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Anthony Stratford, Gloucestershire, 1589: Register of the University of Oxford.

George Stratford, Gloucestershire, 1589: ibid.

1620. Baptised — Roger, s. Edmond Stratforde: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — Edmund Norton and Mary Strafford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stratford = the Street-Ford, i.e. the Ford on the Roman Road [Old English strœt (Latin strata via), (Roman) road, street + ford] Stratford - on - Avon, e.g., occurs in charters of the A.-Saxon period as Stratford, Stretford, and also Stratford.

Hugh de Stratford.—Hundred Rolls And Frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly [elegantly], After the scoleof Stratford- atte -Bowe.— Chaucer, Prol. Cant. Tales, 124-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stratford (ford at a Roman road), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Suffolk, Warwick, Wilts, Essex, Buckingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stratford Last Name Facts

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

Stratford (Russian: Стратфорд) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stratford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stratford? popularity and diffusion

Stratford is the 51,536th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 732,785 people. Stratford occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Stratford are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 677,199th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 181 people.

The surname Stratford is most widespread in England, where it is held by 3,853 people, or 1 in 14,461. In England Stratford is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 6 percent are found and Essex, where 5 percent are found. Aside from England Stratford occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Stratford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stratford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stratford surname increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 801 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 170 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 889 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stratford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stratford surname is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stratford surname are 4.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stratford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.84% more than the national average, earning 477,044 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.34% more than the national average, earning R 509,364 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stratford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stratford in the Russian language
Стратфордstratford-

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Stratford Reference & Research

Stafford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stafford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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