Street Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Street Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Street family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 115
Living On Own Means 85
General Servant Domestic 77
Dress Maker 60
Scholar 60
Cook Domestic 43
Carpenter 40
House Maid Domestic 36
Bricklayer 36
Domestic Servant 35
Gardener Domestic 35
Housemaid Domestic 33
Farmer 31
Coal Miner Hewer 27
Cotton Weaver 25
House Painter 20
Blacksmith 20
Laundress Wash 19
House Keeper Domestic 18
Charwoman 17
Laundress 16
Plasterer 16
Agricultural Labourer 16
Coal Miner C Hewer 16
Dressmaker 16

Street Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Street is the most popular version of all its varients

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