Streeten Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Streeten Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the street end'; compare Woodend and Townsend. Although Streeten and Streeton would seem to be variants of Stretton, which see, it seems likely that they are but popular variants of Streetend.

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Streeten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Streeten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the street end'; compare Woodend and Townsend. Although Streeten and Streeton would seem to be variants of Stretton, which see, it seems likely that they are but popular variants of Streetend. This was a common mediaeval surname, and yet it has no modern representatives, unless my view be accepted.

Adam de Stretende, Kent 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Strethende, Kent, ibid.

John atte Stretesend, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

William Stretende, Close Rolls, 26 Henry VI.

Of course I may be wrong: if so, Streeten and Streeten are unquestionable variants of Stretton, which see.

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

For Streeton, Stretton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Streeten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Streeten is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Streeten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,817,111th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Streeten are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Streeten is most frequent in: Greater London, where 31 percent are found, Surrey, where 24 percent are found and Kent, where 19 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Streeten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Streeten has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Streeten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Streeten surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Streeten are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Streeten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.86% less than the national average, earning R 95,388 per year and in United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streten9386/
Streetn930/
Straeten88397/
Stretten8898/
Streetin8835/
Streiten884/
Streaten881/
Streeting82400/
Streetion820/
Straten801,402/
Stresen8017/
Strecen801/
Stretin801/
Stretenova782/
Strechen75509/
Straaten75464/
Stratten75369/
Strotten75104/
Strathen7541/
Straiten7525/
Stritten755/
Stretina755/
Strauten753/
Strothen752/
Stretion751/
Stradten751/
Stroetin750/
Strettin750/
Strein71842/
Streun71702/
Strean71272/
Streyn718/
Streichen715/
Strene712/
Stratn711/
Strathaen710/
Strottenn710/
Streine6785/
Streang6760/
Stratin6751/
Sztrein6718/
Streand676/
Strågen675/
Stritin672/
Štreitienė671/
Strehne671/
Strotin671/
Stresin671/
Stratyn671/
Streyne670/
Strehem670/

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