Stratton Surname

13,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stratton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stratton,' parishes in Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and Somerset, besides several hamlets, &c.

William de Straton, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Stratton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,5621:11,8601,472
England4,7301:11,7801,735
Canada2,1771:16,9252,434
Australia1,8431:14,6482,074
New Zealand6141:7,3751,258
Scotland2811:19,0532,250
Northern Ireland1781:10,3651,631
Wales1251:24,7562,599
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Bahamas501:7,835653
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Guam81:20,0153,029
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Norway71:734,61250,907
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malta41:107,5681,849
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1531:28,9532,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2261:10,9501,676
Scotland3031:12,3541,479
Wales681:23,0651,326
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6831:7,514953

Stratton (631) may also be a first name.

Stratton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stratton,' parishes in Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and Somerset, besides several hamlets, &c.

William de Straton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Stratton, Suffolk, ibid.

Nicholas de Stratton, Norfolk, ibid.

Ralph de Strattone, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1564-5. Robert Stratton and Joanna Harryson, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1795. Married — William Stratton and Martha Dean: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stratton, 13th cent. Stratton, Anglo-Saxon Strœt-tún (‘on Strœt-tune’-dat.) = the Street (usually Roman Road) -Farm [Old English strœt (Latin strata via), (Roman) road, street + tún, farm, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stratton (homestead on a Roman road), the name of various places in England.

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

Parishes and places in cos. Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucester, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hants, Somerset, Wilts, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Cornish British) Local. The hill full of fresh springs.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A branch of Baynard, or De Bellomont, of Norfolk. See Marsham.

The Norman People (1874)

Stratton is the name of a parish in this county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stratton Last Name Facts

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

Stratton (Arabic: ستراتون, Russian: Страттон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stratton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stratton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,636th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 177,975 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Stratton are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 331,447th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 631 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 30,562 people, or 1 in 11,860. In The United States Stratton is most prevalent in: Texas, where 6 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Michigan, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Stratton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stratton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stratton surname expanded 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stratton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stratton surname is predominantly Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stratton last name are 17.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Stratton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.37% more than the national average, earning 447,736 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 202.68% more than the national average, earning R 719,292 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stratton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stratton in the Russian language
Страттонstratton-
Stratton in the Arabic language
ستراتونstratwn-

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