Stride Surname

105,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stride Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Hard, Stubborn, Strong [Old Norse strið-r] William le Stride.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1357-8.

Stride Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1501:25,9153,541
South Africa6651:81,47010,051
United States4871:744,26958,228
Canada4161:88,5719,779
Australia3471:77,7979,086
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Wales371:83,6366,963
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
France161:4,151,420237,746
Denmark151:376,31425,792
India141:54,790,384527,769
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Austria101:851,54467,454
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0381:23,4833,268
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Stride (83) may also be a first name.

Stride Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Hard, Stubborn, Strong [Old Norse strið-r] William le Stride.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1357-8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Narrow” in Old English (Streit).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the German, Streit; a personal name.

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

The Strides are now established in the Southampton district. John Stride lived at Fawley in 1340, and the Strides were numerous in Nursling parish last century (W.), where the name is still represented.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stride Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stride occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stride.

How Common Is The Last Name Stride? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,469th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,641,709 people. The last name Stride is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Stride live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Stride is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,150 people, or 1 in 25,915. In England Stride is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 5 percent reside. Beside England Stride occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Stride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stride has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Stride last name rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stride Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stride last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stride earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning R 272,568 per year; in United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $49,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strider921,309/
Stridde92469/
Strides9224/
Stroide922/
Striede921/
Stridge921/
Streide920/
Strijder86188/
Streider8616/
Straider868/
Stroider864/
Sthridge861/
Strade83402/
Stridi83374/
Stryde83119/
Strede8345/
Sträde8327/
Strude837/
Strida836/
Strüde831/
Stridy830/
Strüder77432/
Stroede77428/
Stroude77321/
Stredie77304/
Streder77104/
Stredde7797/
Stryder7780/
Straede7768/
Sztrida7746/
Streida7717/
Stroyde7711/
Stredet777/
Struyde776/
Straude776/
Streede771/
Strydid771/
Stridis771/
Streade770/
Stradde770/
Stredder71279/
Streader71207/
Strauder71115/
Streeder7187/
Strouder717/
Straedey716/
Streuder711/
Streidis711/
Stroydes710/
Strathdee671,088/
Streda67348/
Stréda6716/
Strudi673/
Strudy672/
Stryda671/
Strausder671/
Straudder670/
Stredy670/

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