Stroud Surname

13,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Stroud Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Stroud,' a parish in Gloucestershire; v. Strode, (2) 'of Strood,' a parish in Kent For further instances, v. Strode.

Edytha atte Stroude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Stroud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,1871:11,2611,400
England5,7961:9,6131,419
Canada1,4901:24,7293,341
Australia1,2801:21,0902,926
South Africa5421:99,95912,125
Wales3591:8,620954
New Zealand2681:16,8972,950
Scotland1521:35,2223,441
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha581:10124
Israel461:186,03618,427
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Malta361:11,952723
Trinidad and Tobago331:41,3333,849
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
France211:3,162,987209,042
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Falkland Islands41:783169
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9901:8,1521,246
Wales1061:14,796873
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2961:11,6901,518

Stroud (127) may also be a first name.

Stroud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Stroud,' a parish in Gloucestershire; v. Strode, (2) 'of Strood,' a parish in Kent For further instances, v. Strode.

Edytha atte Stroude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matilda atte Strode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas atte Strode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1641. Buried — Ann, d. Nicholas Stroude: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1652. Married — Thomas Harlackenden and Elizabeth Stroude: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) belonging to Stroud or Strood; or Dweller at the Brushwood or Thicket [Old English stród = Middle High German O.H.Ger. struot, bushes, underwood, thicket] Strood, Kent, was Stród (genit. Stródes) in a charter dated a.d. 889.

In the Charter-Rolls, a.d. 1199-1200, a Westgrove and a La Strode are bracketed together as 'Bosci’ [M.Latin boscus, a bush, thicket]. The surnames ‘atte Stroude’ and ‘atte Strode’ occur in a Soms. Subsidy-Roll a.d. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) Dweller at a marshy place overgrown with brushwood; one who came from Stroud (marshy land), in Gloucestershire; descendant of Strut, a pet form of Strudmar (ravage, famous), or Strudolf (ravage, wolf).

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

A town in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Middlesex.

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

Stroud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stroud (Arabic: ستراود) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Stroud.

How Common Is The Last Name Stroud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stroud is the 13,166th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 171,250 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Stroud live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 127 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 32,187 people, or 1 in 11,261. In The United States Stroud is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Stroud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stroud has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stroud surname grew 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 339 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stroud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stroud surname are 12.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stroud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 257.35% more than the national average, earning 1,236,720 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.05% more than the national average, earning R 404,100 per year; in United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stroudt923/
Strouds921/
Stroued921/
Sjtroud920/
Strod91237/
Strud9137/
Strou913/
Stroup8310,970/
Strout833,810/
Strods831,821/
Strous83711/
Strodt83108/
Stroux83101/
Straud8374/
Stroyd8341/
Strood8336/
Strouz839/
Strudd833/
Strhod833/
Strodd832/
Struod832/
Stroue832/
Østrud832/
Strudt831/
Stroid831/
Struid831/
Stroed831/
Strouh830/
Strodh830/
Stro80126/
Stru806/
Stroudová803/
Strouth77988/
Strouss77374/
Strouts77207/
Strouha7762/
Strouch7725/
Strodtz779/
Stroust779/
Stroute773/
Stroutz771/
Stroyau771/
Straudt771/
Strouys771/
Stroush770/
Strowed770/
Stroied770/
Stroupp770/
Stroutt770/
Stroe7319,747/
Stroh7315,419/
Strus732,514/
Stroy731,552/
Stroo731,489/
Shtro731,036/
Stroi73952/
Streu73804/
Strut73662/
Stroz73511/
Strop73453/
Strau73364/
Strup73299/
Struz73252/
Stroj73194/
Stroß73186/
Struy73158/
Strot73157/
Stros73126/
Struj7370/
Strad7350/
Struț7346/
Strux7341/
Østro7339/
Struh7329/
Strue7319/
Stroš7313/
Strui737/
Shtru732/
Stroa731/
Strho731/
Ztrou731/
Struo731/
Strodova7141/
Strudova712/
Shtrouts711/
Strauß6727,005/
Straus676,993/
Stroia674,019/
Strutt673,824/
Stroie673,410/
Strupp672,167/
Stroop671,952/
Stroot671,685/
Struss671,666/
Struth671,359/
Struys671,120/
Struis67859/
Straut67844/
Stroth67822/
Stross67819/
Streed67819/
Strott67730/
Stroet67666/
Strotz67587/
Strusz67394/
Struch67377/
Stropp67351/
Strote67252/
Struye67227/
Stried67204/
Straup67200/
Strooh67180/
Strots67176/
Størup67162/
Strads67119/
Streid67118/
Østrup67110/
Stradt67104/
Strowe6793/
Strzop6789/
Strupf6786/
Strogy6781/
Struja6781/
Strijd6777/
Shtroo6773/
Strozs6757/
Strueh6753/
Stërgu6750/
Strouhová6749/
Stroch6745/
Struha6740/
Stroja6734/
Stroye6729/
Stroph6729/
Strooz6726/
Strauh6718/
Strosz6716/
Søtrup6716/
Strush6715/
Straue6713/
Struić6713/
Strojs6712/
Stroje6711/
Stroiz6711/
Stroya6710/
Strujo6710/
Striyo6710/
Streux679/
Struyt678/
Stroha678/
Straid677/
Strauz677/
Streup677/
Stærup677/
Strust677/
Hstrup676/
Strayd676/
Åstrup676/
Shtros676/
Struzs676/
Strooy676/
Shtrau675/
Struya674/
Stroht674/
Streus674/
Struța674/
Strohy674/
Stroij674/
Struit673/
Stroos673/
Strahd673/
Strejo673/
Shtroi673/
Stroit672/
Stread672/
Struip672/
Strozz672/
Strosš672/
Stroyi672/
Shtroy671/
Shtrus671/
Strohp671/
Strroh671/
Struop671/
Struue671/
Streuz671/
Sthroo671/
Strost671/
Struet671/
Straad671/
Streut671/
Strauś671/
Strioa671/
Strois671/
Stroiß671/
Stroji671/
Stradz671/
Struhz671/
Strzus671/
Stårup671/
Stûrup671/
St'rad671/
Struij671/
Struzz671/
Strohh671/
Strute670/
Strosh670/
Struus670/
Stradd670/
Struhe670/

Stroud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stroud in the Arabic language
ستراودstrawd-

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