Strickland Surname

5,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niue

Strickland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strickland,' originally Stirkland, four townships in Westmorland, viz. Great and Little Strickland in the parish of Morland, and Strickland Kettle and Strickland Roger in the parish of Kendal.

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Strickland 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
United States84,9371:4,267476
England3,6481:15,2742,243
Canada3,1391:11,7381,755
Australia3,0921:8,7311,299
Samoa6091:31869
New Zealand4971:9,1111,572
Scotland2791:19,1892,260
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Wales1471:21,0512,237
Ireland951:49,5683,605
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Cook Islands571:31923
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Malta361:11,952723
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Barbados261:11,056800
France241:2,767,613196,808
Belgium221:522,57550,051
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Niue71:23155
China61:227,886,92811,701
Panama41:978,06412,245
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland921:48,1514,112
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2441:10,8621,665
Scotland721:51,9893,520
Wales611:25,7121,467
Jersey81:6,4851,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0291:5,007630

Strickland (272) may also be a first name.

Strickland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Strickland,' originally Stirkland, four townships in Westmorland, viz. Great and Little Strickland in the parish of Morland, and Strickland Kettle and Strickland Roger in the parish of Kendal. The surname is now familiar over the English-speaking world.

William de Stirkland, 20 Edward I:

Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. And Cumb.

Walter de Stirkeland, 35 Edward I: ibid.

William de Stirkelaunde, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1588. Roger Strickland, of Cartmellfell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1618. John Strickland, Westmorland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1662. James Strickland, of Satterthwaite: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

STRIKLAND: From Strickland (originally Stirkland) in Westmorland. Robert de Strikland witnessed confirmation by Alexander filius Walteri of his father's gifts to the church of Paisley, 1239 (RMP., p. 225). Robert de Stirkeland had protection for two years for going on the king of England's service beyond seas, 1370 (Bain, IV, 170). Henry Strickland in Kilbarchan, 1771 (Kilbarchan).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Strickland (Westmd.), 13th cent. Stirkland, Stirkeland-the Stirk-Land [v. under Stirk, and+ Old English land] See the Westmd. quot. under Stott.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Strickland (pasture for cattle), the name of several places in England.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

"Descended from Walter de Stirkland, Knight, so called from the pasture ground of the young cattle called stirks or steers, in the parish of Morland, in the county of Westmoreland, who was living in the reign of Henry III." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name came from Strick—land or Stirk—land, that is, "the pasture ground of young cattle,"called stirks or steers, in the parish of Moreland, Westmoreland Co., England, where the family once had considerable possessions.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Or De Vaux. Hubert de Vaux, Baron of Gillesland t. William I., granted Castle Carrock, with Hayton, Cumberland, to Eustace de Vaux (his son), as appears from Nicholson and Burns (Westmoreland, 511). Eustace gave parts of Castle Carrock and Hayton to Lanercost Priory. In the time of Henry II. these manors were owned by Robert de Castle Carrock, and from him passed to Robert his son, and Richard his grandson, who d. t. Edward I. Robert de C. C., t. Henry II., had a brother, Sir Walter de Stirkland, as appears by the grant of the latter of lands at Strike- land to St. Mary’s, York, witnessed by Robert de C. C., ‘ brother of the said Walter’ (Ib. 89). This seems conclusive. The family of Strickland descended from Sir Walter. Hence the baronets Strickland, and the eminent historian, Agnes Strickland.

— The Norman People (1874)

(English), Stirkland, or pasture for steers.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Cumberland.

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

Strickland Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 92 (1901)

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Strickland Last Name Facts

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

Strickland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Strickland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strickland? popularity and diffusion

The last name Strickland is the 5,807th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 74,918 people. The surname Strickland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Strickland are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Strickland is also the 538,995th most numerous first name globally, borne by 272 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 84,937 people, or 1 in 4,267. In The United States Strickland is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Strickland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Strickland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Strickland last name expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Strickland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Strickland last name are 13.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Strickland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.59% more than the national average, earning R 414,900 per year; in United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $47,126 CAD per year.

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