Stringfellow Surname

59,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stringfellow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stringer,' a maker of bow-strings. All surnames with suffix -fellow seem to have sprung from the North of England, especially from Yorkshire; v. Longfellow.

Laurencius Stryngfelagh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Stringfellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3991:56,6436,743
England1,4261:39,0735,059
Australia2931:92,13510,536
Canada1071:344,35131,229
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Wales451:68,7676,014
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7791:31,2914,155
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0101:49,7215,654

Stringfellow (17) may also be a first name.

Stringfellow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stringer,' a maker of bow-strings. All surnames with suffix -fellow seem to have sprung from the North of England, especially from Yorkshire; v. Longfellow.

Laurencius Stryngfelagh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Strengfellow, of Openshaw, 1616: Wills at Chester.

Richard Strengfellow, of Rochdale, 1617: ibid.

1713. Buried — Rebeckah, d. John Stringfellow: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

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

(Anglo-Scand.) earlier Streng- fellow = Strong Fellow [Middle English streng, Old English strenge = Scandinavian streng (Old Norse strang-r), severe, strong + Middle English felawe, Old English féolaga = Old Norse félagi, partner, fellow] Cp. Strongfellow.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Strict Fellow” in Old English. Com­pare “Streng” in Afrikaans.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Stringfellow Last Name Facts

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

Stringfellow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Stringfellow.

How Common Is The Last Name Stringfellow? popularity and diffusion

Stringfellow is the 59,447th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 858,469 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Stringfellow are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

The last name Stringfellow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,399 people, or 1 in 56,643. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Alabama, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Stringfellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stringfellow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stringfellow last name rose 634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stringfellow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stringfellow surname are 16.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stringfellow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.44% more than the national average, earning R 790,008 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,428 CAD per year.

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Stringfellow Reference & Research

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