Strutt Surname

120,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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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Strutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9431:28,6763,872
United States5481:661,42152,894
Canada4781:77,0838,661
Australia4231:63,8207,653
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
France311:2,142,668174,004
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Wales231:134,5459,804
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9031:26,9943,685
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

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.

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

Probably of recent introduction from England. An old and distinguished surname in Essex, from the fifteenth century. Explained by Harrison as 'stiff, pompous.'

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Stroot; from the German, Struttmann; a personal name.

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

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strütt94157/
Strutte9210/
Struitt922/
Strautt921/
Stroutt920/
Strut91662/
Struytte861/
Strout833,810/
Struth831,359/
Straut83844/
Strott83730/
Struyt838/
Strust837/
Struit833/
Strudt831/
Streut831/
Strute830/
Stru806/
Strouth77988/
Strauts77326/
Strouts77207/
Strautz77200/
Strauth7712/
Stroust779/
Struyts775/
Stroudt773/
Stroute773/
Struijt773/
Struthe772/
Stroutz771/
Strault771/
Straust771/
Straudt771/
Stroott770/
Streuth770/
Strus732,514/
Streu73804/
Strau73364/
Strup73299/
Struz73252/
Struy73158/
Strot73157/
Struj7370/
Struț7346/
Strux7341/
Strud7337/
Struh7329/
Strui737/
Strou733/
Shtru732/
Strauths7117/
Shtrauts717/
Shtrouts711/
Strutova711/
Stroud6742,555/
Strauß6727,005/
Stroup6710,970/
Straus676,993/
Strupp672,167/
Stroot671,685/
Struss671,666/
Struys671,120/
Struis67859/
Strous67711/
Stroet67666/
Strusz67394/
Struch67377/
Straup67200/
Størup67162/
Østrup67110/
Strodt67108/
Stroux67101/
Strupf6786/
Straud6774/
Stërgu6750/
Struha6740/
Strauh6718/
Søtrup6716/
Strush6715/
Struić6713/
Strouz679/
Streux679/
Strauz677/
Streup677/
Stærup677/
Hstrup676/
Åstrup676/
Struzs676/
Shtrau675/
Streus674/
Struța674/
Strudd673/
Struip672/
Østrud672/
Shtrus671/
Struitsch671/
Struue671/
Streuz671/
Struid671/
Strauś671/
Struhz671/
Strzus671/
Stårup671/
Stûrup671/
Struij671/
Struzz671/
Strouh670/
Struus670/
Struhe670/

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