Strutt Surname
Approximately 3,824 people bear this surname
Strutt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one who strutted'. Sobriquets from gait or peculiarities of walking are endless. The reason is obvious; they gave individuality, readily seized upon when it became manifest that surnames were necessary to eke out identity.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,943 | 1:28,676 | 3,872 |
| United States | 548 | 1:661,421 | 52,894 |
| Canada | 478 | 1:77,083 | 8,661 |
| Australia | 423 | 1:63,820 | 7,653 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Ireland | 69 | 1:68,245 | 4,322 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 903 | 1:26,994 | 3,685 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
The alternate forms: Strütt (157) are calculated separately.
Strutt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one who strutted'. Sobriquets from gait or peculiarities of walking are endless. The reason is obvious; they gave individuality, readily seized upon when it became manifest that surnames were necessary to eke out identity.
Simon Strut, Close Rolls, 48 Henry III.
John le Strut (also John Strutt), Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Strut, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William Strut Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1762. Married — John McDonald and Esther Strutt: St. George, Hanover Square.
Probably of recent introduction from England. An old and distinguished surname in Essex, from the fifteenth century. Explained by Harrison as 'stiff, pompous.'
(Teutonic) Stiff, Pompous [Low Ger. Strutt, stiff, etc.: cp. Old English strútian, to be stiff, and Old Norse strút-r, a pointed hood] In the Hundred-Rolls the same individual is referred to as ‘John le Strut' and ‘John Strutt.’ See also the quotation from Spenser under Stocks.
"Ye’ll find a pretty many stubs about when ye gets into de wood”.—Dict. Kent. Dialectal, p. 166.
From the Flemish, Stroot; from the German, Struttmann; a personal name.
Strutt is an old and often distinguished Essex name. The Strutts held lands in Wickham St. Pauls in the 15th, loth and 17th centuries (M.). Sir Denner Strutt, baronet, of Little Warley Hall, in 1641 owned the manor of Little Warley (M.); Mr. John Strutt, of Biley Mills, in 1743 came into the possession of an estate in Snoreham parish (M.), which his descendants have held up to recent times (W.). Maldon was represented in Parliament in the middle of last century by John Strutt of Terling and by his son early in the present century, a family since ennobled (W.). John Strut of Hadley, Suffolk, held the manor of Picotts in Ardley parish, Essex, in the 17th century (M.). Strutt was a common name in Derbyshire last century, especially in Blackwell; the Strutts of Derby then obtained eminence for their inventions in connection with the weaving trade (Glover's "Derbyshire"). In the 13th century the name of Strut or Strutt was represented in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Wilts (H. B.).
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Strutt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Strutt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Strutt is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Strütt. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Strutt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Strutt is the 120,026th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,905,739 people. The last name Strutt is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Strutt reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Strutt is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,943 people, or 1 in 28,676. In England Strutt is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Strutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Strutt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Strutt surname increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 329 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Strutt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Strutt last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Strutt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.72% more than the national average, earning R 336,780 per year; in United States they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $49,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,182 CAD per year.
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