Stretford Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stretford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Stretford; v. Stratford.

Stretford, Lancs, 13th cent. Stretford and Stratford, is “near the R. Mersey, where the Roman way to Chester crossed.’’

Stretford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Stretford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Stretford; v. Stratford.

Stretford, Lancs, 13th cent. Stretford and Stratford, is “near the R. Mersey, where the Roman way to Chester crossed.’’

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Stretford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stretford (Russian: Стрэтфорд) is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stretford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Stretford live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 90 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Other than England Stretford is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 23 percent live.

Stretford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stretford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Stretford surname decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streford945/
Stratford899,945/
Strefford89258/
Strattford8426/
Stratfford844/
Strathford843/
Streifford842/
Strratford841/
Sttratford841/
Streitferd841/
Stradtford840/
Streitferdt8058/
Stradford78989/
Streufort781/
Sterdford780/
Streitfert745/
Stratfert670/
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Stretford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stretford in the Russian language
Стрэтфордstretford-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stretford
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