Streeter Surname

26,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,950 people bear this surname

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

Streeter 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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Streeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3371:23,6332,974
England2,3231:23,9853,321
Australia1,1271:23,9543,282
Canada3431:107,42211,548
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Chile1011:174,4215,727
Wales971:31,9023,216
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Gibraltar61:5,659991
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tonga11:107,313791
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2231:19,9312,837
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1111:16,1422,049

Streeter (77) may also be a first name.

Streeter 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

= Street (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

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

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

From the Danish, Straeter; from the German, Streda; a personal name.

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

Streeter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Streeter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Streeter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,927th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 365,291 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Streeter reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Streeter is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 77 people.

The surname Streeter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 15,337 people, or 1 in 23,633. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Streeter occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Streeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Streeter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Streeter last name increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Streeter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Streeter surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Streeter are 8.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Streeter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.87% more than the national average, earning R 455,964 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,003 CAD per year.

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Streeter Reference & Research

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

Streeter 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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