Street Name Meaning: From Old English 'straet' meaning Roman road & given to someone from one of the various places in Kent, Hertfordshire & Somerset
In the Middle Ages the word became known to denote a main street in a town or village & the name was given to someone who lived on a main street
Discover how your Street ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 134 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 241 |
| Cornwall | 23 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 269 |
| Devon | 142 |
| Dorset | 115 |
| Durham | 26 |
| Essex | 71 |
| Gloucestershire | 63 |
| Hampshire | 367 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 80 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 73 |
| Lancashire | 430 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 28 |
| London | 524 |
| Middlesex | 80 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 39 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 137 |
| Oxfordshire | 56 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 86 |
| Somerset | 115 |
| Surrey | 284 |
| Sussex | 150 |
| Staffordshire | 191 |
| Warwickshire | 103 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 154 |
| Worcestershire | 55 |
| Yorkshire | 221 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 587 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 210 |
| Labourer | 95 |
| House Servant | 80 |
| Servant | 50 |
| At Home | 46 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Carpenter | 34 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| Gardener | 23 |
| Scholar At Home | 21 |
| Annuitant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Pauper | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Farmer's Son | 15 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 14 |
| Housemaid | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Street | 3,252 |
| Mary Street | 3,043 |
| John Street | 2,540 |
| George Street | 1,966 |
| Elizabeth Street | 1,947 |
| Sarah Street | 1,858 |
| James Street | 1,825 |
| Thomas Street | 1,545 |
| Charles Street | 1,149 |
| Henry Street | 1,103 |
| Ann Street | 1,073 |
| Joseph Street | 887 |
| Jane Street | 816 |
| Samuel Street | 770 |
| Eliza Street | 736 |
| Ellen Street | 733 |
| Emma Street | 716 |
| Annie Street | 711 |
| Emily Street | 668 |
| Alice Street | 665 |
| Frederick Street | 609 |
| Edward Street | 608 |
| Arthur Street | 594 |
| Alfred Street | 572 |
| Hannah Street | 562 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Street | 100% | 51,472 |
| 2 | Stuart | 50% | 24,455 |
| 3 | Start | 50% | 7,266 |
| 4 | Sturt | 50% | 4,412 |
| 5 | Streat | 83% | 1,534 |
| 6 | Strout | 67% | 651 |
| 7 | Strut | 67% | 443 |
| 8 | Stort | 50% | 259 |
| 9 | Steart | 50% | 229 |
| 10 | Strait | 67% | 219 |
| 11 | Strat | 67% | 175 |
| 12 | Starte | 50% | 145 |
| 13 | Steuart | 43% | 142 |
| 14 | Streett | 86% | 131 |
| 15 | Strett | 83% | 125 |
| 16 | Streete | 86% | 116 |
| 17 | Stert | 67% | 114 |
The surname Street is the most popular version of all its varients