Strettle Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Strettle 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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Strettle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:435,29729,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Strettle 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

Strettle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strettle occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Strettle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Strettle is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Strettle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Strettle live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 435,297. In England Strettle is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 30 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 20 percent live and Lancashire, where 16 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Strettle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Strettle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Strettle surname grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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