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 in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stride? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,469th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,641,709 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Stride live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 83 people.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2,150 people, or 1 in 25,915. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 23 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Stride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stride has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stride surname 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 carrying the Stride surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stride are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the political 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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