Strettell Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Strettell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strettell.' The suffix is doubtless -hill; compare Windle for Windhill, &c. The spot that has originated the surname will probably have to be sought for in Cheshire.

1572. James Strettell and Margaret Braythwa: Marriage Lic.

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Strettell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Strettell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strettell.' The suffix is doubtless -hill; compare Windle for Windhill, &c. The spot that has originated the surname will probably have to be sought for in Cheshire.

1572. James Strettell and Margaret Braythwa: Marriage Lic. (London).

1593. Thomas Strettell, of Marthall: Wills at Chester.

1603. Ellen Strettell, of Mobberley, Cheshire: ibid.

1672. Robert Strethill, of Snelsor in the parish of Rostheme, Cheshire: East Ches.

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

(English) [Early forms are lacking of this local surname, but the second element will be either Old English h(e)all, a hall, or Old English h(e)al(h, a nook, rather than Old English hyll, a hill, although the surname Strethill is found in Cheshire in the 17th cent.: the first element is Old English strœt, a (Roman) road] There is a Streethall or Strethall in Essex, occurring as Strethalle a.d. 1321-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Strettell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strettell is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strettell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Strettell is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Strettell live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 55 percent live, Surrey, where 36 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Strettell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Strettell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Strettell surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Strattell891/
Streitel82244/
Stressell781/
Straitell781/
Streisell780/
Strelle7510/
Streitl7510/
Strittl7510/
Strecel752/
Strotel751/
Stertel751/
Streele750/
Strehel750/
Streisel71250/
Strechel7152/
Stressel7144/
Stroitel7123/
Streißel717/
Strisell712/
Streselt711/
Strejsel711/
Strothel710/
Sterztel710/
Strele67577/
Streil67453/
Streissel67193/
Streyl6783/
Streul6758/
Strissell677/
Sztreisel676/
Strzechel671/
Strotl671/
Streal670/
Streichel670/

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