Streater Surname

190,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname

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

Streater Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the streeter,' he who dwelt in the street; compare Bridger, Brooker, &c. With Streater, compare Streat for Street.

1593-4. William Streete Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Streater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8671:194,14019,164
England1771:314,79123,605
Australia1091:247,66722,912
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

Streater (12) may also be a first name.

Streater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the streeter,' he who dwelt in the street; compare Bridger, Brooker, &c. With Streater, compare Streat for Street.

1593-4. William Streete Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1659. Buried — Jone Streeter: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1729. Married — David Streeter and Elizabeth Reed, both of Waltham Abbey: St. George, Chapel. Mayfair.

1746. — Robert Streater and Ann Duke: ibid.

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

= Streeter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A common pronunciation of Stretton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From residence by a highway. The French De la Rue is an exact synonym.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Streater Last Name Facts

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

The surname Streater is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Streater? popularity and diffusion

Streater is the 190,894th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,299,025 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Streater are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 12 people.

Streater is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,867 people, or 1 in 194,140. In The United States Streater is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Streater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Streater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Streater surname grew 845 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Streater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Streater surname are 6.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.2% registered with the political party.

Streater earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,901 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streather94310/
Strater931,050/
Streter9354/
Streate9328/
Streeter8819,950/
Streiter88936/
Strieter88688/
Straeter88382/
Streuter88116/
Straiter8870/
Strather8869/
Stratter8854/
Stradter8831/
Stroeter8829/
Stretter8825/
Strauter887/
Stretere887/
Strether884/
Straster884/
Strayter882/
Shtreter881/
Streates881/
Straterd881/
Stretger880/
Strester880/
Strahter880/
Strate863,575/
Strete86463/
Strauther82302/
Stroedter8227/
Striedter8224/
Strietter8221/
Straetger8216/
Striether8216/
Streether829/
Straister829/
Streetter821/
Streidter821/
Strautter820/
Streuther820/
Straetter820/
Sstreeter820/
Sträter801,900/
Streete801,087/
Stretea80325/
Straite80162/
Strathe80154/
Strates80151/
Streaty80144/
Stratte8085/
Streata8066/
Straate8043/
Stratey8019/
Stroete8019/
Straete8010/
Stretre8010/
Stratei808/
Striter805/
Stratea803/
Streite801/
Straitr801/
Stratre801/
Streetr801/
Strette801/
Straste801/
Stratie801/
Streteh800/
Struete800/
Stretes800/
Streitr800/
Strathr800/
Stradte800/
Strauthter784/
Streitherd780/
Strathie75392/
Stritter75265/
Straates7533/
Strateas7528/
Shtriter7520/
Strastey757/
Strätger755/
Streetie753/
Strattrd752/
Strouter752/
Stragyte752/
Streetes751/
Strither751/
Straustr751/
Streetey751/
Streetir751/
Streette751/
Stretech751/
Streetjr751/
Stritere751/
Streethe750/
Striette750/
Strytier750/
Stryteir750/
Strettes750/
Strati713,052/
Strite71987/
Strata71774/
Straty71145/
Strouther71112/
Stratrova7114/
Streti719/
Strety717/
Straigyte714/
Strichter712/
Stryte711/
Streta711/
Strathtee710/
Stratis672,705/
Stratta671,534/
Stratyi67759/
Streety67603/
Stretti67585/
Stratiy67325/
Strathy67251/
Strauta67228/
Strataj6751/
Stratoi6747/
Stratti6746/
Strauti6732/
Sztrati6729/
Stretiy6719/
Stratij678/
Stratii675/
Stretta675/
Stratehova675/
Stroute673/
Sträterová673/
Stretty673/
Streuti672/
Stritez671/
Straiti671/
Stratit671/
Stratty671/
Stratyy671/
Streiti671/
Stratio671/
Stroyte671/
Stresty671/
Stroite671/
Streita671/
Stratthear670/
Streity670/
Strites670/
Striety670/
Stratha670/

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