Street Surname

11,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,312 people bear this surname

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

Street Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the street,' i.e. the paved road, from residence therein.

Alice de la Strete, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alexander de la Strete, Kent, ibid.

Adam of the Strete, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

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Street Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,5291:13,6631,698
England12,0611:4,620634
Australia4,3381:6,223907
Canada2,1601:17,0582,452
Iraq1,0221:34,2681,565
New Zealand7611:5,950987
Wales4411:7,017787
South Africa3431:157,95217,788
India2771:2,769,18985,362
Scotland2671:20,0522,341
Jamaica1921:14,9481,441
Argentina1781:240,13219,519
Pakistan1611:1,109,58913,766
France1531:434,13562,815
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Spain861:543,62826,445
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Cuba511:225,9364,570
Liberia431:102,5248,134
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Israel351:244,50422,492
Chile231:765,93416,989
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Greenland211:2,685297
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Finland131:422,82327,659
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Norway91:571,36544,190
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belize51:71,0952,977
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Egypt51:18,387,15162,330
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Falkland Islands41:783169
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Albania31:971,35222,477
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,9101:3,528503
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Wales531:29,5931,646
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1381:9,7741,256

Street (3,439) may also be a first name.

Street Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the street,' i.e. the paved road, from residence therein.

Alice de la Strete, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alexander de la Strete, Kent, ibid.

Adam of the Strete, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

William atte Strete, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John atte Strete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas del Strete, Close Rolls, 28 Edward III.

Elyas del Strete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia del Strete, 1379: ibid.

1572. Baptised — Thomas, s. Robert Streete: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — John Streat and Rose St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Latin) Dweller at the (Roman) Road [Old Englishstrœt (Latin strata via), (Roman) road, street] Our 13th and 14th cent. records contain such entries as '[Christian name] de la Strete’, ‘atte Strete’, and ‘del Strete.’ Street, nr. Shepton-Mallet, Soms., is on "the ancient Fosse-Way”. Street, nr. Kingsland, Hereford, is "on the Roman Way to Staunton.’’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on a paved road, especially an ancient Roman road; one who came from Street or Strete (Roman road), the names of several places in England.

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

1. Parishes and places so called in cos. Sussex, Somerset, Kent., &c. 2. A public road or highway. Analogous to the French De la Rue, the Italian Strada, &c. In H.R. De, De la, and Atte Strete.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Hampshire, Somerset, Sussex.

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

Street: the paved highway.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Street Last Name Facts

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

The last name Street (Arabic: ستريت) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Street? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,166th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 144,847 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Street reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 121,284th most numerous first name globally It is held by 3,439 people.

The surname Street is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 26,529 people, or 1 in 13,663. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 118 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Street Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Street has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Street last name expanded 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 832 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 272 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Street Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Street last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Street surname are 13.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Street earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.8% less than the national average, earning 204,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.53% more than the national average, earning R 417,132 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning $49,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streets923,532/
Streett921,505/
Streete921,087/
Streetp922/
Streeth921/
Streeat921/
Stree91125/
Stret9155/
D'Street862/
Streette861/
Streethe860/
Streit8323,096/
Streat831,172/
Streed83819/
Stroet83666/
Strete83463/
Straet83347/
Streep83227/
Striet83191/
Streer83147/
Streyt8352/
Strett8335/
Streez836/
Strees835/
Streeß835/
Strret833/
Strets832/
Streth832/
Streey832/
Stredt831/
Struet831/
Jstret831/
Streut831/
Sætret831/
Strest830/
Streeh830/
Sthree830/
Stre8065/
Stretch773,997/
Strecht77248/
Streith77143/
Streher77143/
Streitt77101/
Strieth7795/
Streidt7780/
Struett7769/
Streech7762/
Streath7740/
Streate7728/
Strøiet779/
Shtreyt777/
Streits773/
Streats772/
Stroeth772/
Shtrets771/
Streite771/
Streatd771/
Strette771/
Sztreit771/
Shtriet771/
Strajet771/
Strrett770/
Streatz770/
Striett770/
Streuth770/
Straedt770/
Strueth770/
Strey734,171/
Sætre733,053/
Streu73804/
Strei73360/
Stres73322/
Støre73162/
Strep7389/
Strée7363/
Stred7350/
Strez7346/
Strer7344/
Østre7342/
Strie7334/
Strea7323/
Stråe7314/
Strøe7311/
Strit734/
Strge732/
Shtre731/
Streh731/
Sthre731/
Streç731/
Streč731/
Streatch71102/
Stretova714/
Streicht710/
Stroweth710/
Strait679,028/
Strout673,810/
Stritt671,265/
Strite67987/
Sæthre67907/
Straut67844/
Strätz67618/
Strech67294/
Streitová67250/
Stried67204/
Streid67118/
Stress6779/
Streiß6761/
Strepp6751/
Shtrez6724/
Streis6723/
Chtree6721/
Štreit6720/
Streip6719/
Strehz6718/
Strajt6715/
Strith6712/
Stresh6711/
Strehs6711/
Stråge679/
Streyz678/
Schtre678/
Struyt678/
Shtrit677/
Stresz677/
Streys676/
Strøeh676/
Štreer675/
Strezs674/
Streitova674/
Struit673/
Stroit672/
Stread672/
Strzep672/
Schttreit671/
Stryte671/
Strzer671/
Stresp671/
Streih671/
Streić671/
Streyp671/
Strizt671/
Strytt671/
Stroed671/
Shtrei671/
Strieh671/
Strher671/
Streiz670/
Strehr670/
Stredh670/
Stridt670/
Strist670/
Stredz670/

Street Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Street in the Arabic language
ستريتstryt-

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