Stroud Surname
Approximately 42,555 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameStroud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,187 | 1:11,261 | 1,400 |
| England | 5,796 | 1:9,613 | 1,419 |
| Canada | 1,490 | 1:24,729 | 3,341 |
| Australia | 1,280 | 1:21,090 | 2,926 |
| South Africa | 542 | 1:99,959 | 12,125 |
| Wales | 359 | 1:8,620 | 954 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| Scotland | 152 | 1:35,222 | 3,441 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 58 | 1:101 | 24 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 33 | 1:41,333 | 3,849 |
| Northern Ireland | 28 | 1:65,894 | 4,901 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,990 | 1:8,152 | 1,246 |
| Wales | 106 | 1:14,796 | 873 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,296 | 1:11,690 | 1,518 |
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.
(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.
(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).
A town in Gloucestershire.
A location name in Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Middlesex.
Stroud Demographics
Average Stroud Salary in
United States
$40,086 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stroud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stroud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stroud (Arabic: ستراود) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stroud.
How Common Is The Last Name Stroud? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,166th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 171,250 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Stroud are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stroud is also the 825,494th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 127 people.
The surname Stroud is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 32,187 people, or 1 in 11,261. In The United States Stroud is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Stroud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stroud has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 339 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stroud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Stroud last name is principally Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Stroud last name are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.31% being registered to vote for the 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
Stroud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud in the Arabic language | ||
| ستراود | strawd | - |
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Stroud Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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