Strickland

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the villages of Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger, from Old English stirc (“bullock”) + land.

Proper noun

Strickland (countable and uncountable, plural Stricklands)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
3. A rural locality in Central Highlands council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Governor of Tasmania Gerald Strickland.

Derived terms

• Strickland Ketel
• Strickland Roger

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Strickland is the 494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 67769 individuals. Strickland is most common among White (76.23%) and Black/African American (17.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Strickland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.