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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 303 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 313 |
| Devon | 163 |
| Dorset | 87 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 67 |
| Gloucestershire | 80 |
| Hampshire | 323 |
| Herefordshire | 15 |
| Hertfordshire | 59 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 104 |
| Lancashire | 536 |
| Leicestershire | 25 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 429 |
| Middlesex | 76 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 31 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 129 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 53 |
| Somerset | 134 |
| Surrey | 316 |
| Sussex | 167 |
| Staffordshire | 236 |
| Warwickshire | 134 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 142 |
| Worcestershire | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 216 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 841 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 216 |
| Labourer | 71 |
| House Servant | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 48 |
| Laundress | 39 |
| Servant | 37 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Cook | 17 |
| Gardener | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Nurse | 14 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Baker | 12 |
| Joiner | 11 |
| 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