Strain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Strain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Strain family

Profession Census Frequency
General Servant Domestic 8
General Labourer 4
School Teacher 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Dress Maker 4
Scholar 3
Elementary School Teacher 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Needle Paperer 3
Labourer General 2
Tailor 2
Grocer's Assistant 2
Wardrobe Dealer 2
Servant Domestic 2
Needle Stamper 2
Iron Foundry Labourer 2
School 2
Governess Domestic 1
Hotel Waiter Inn 1
Joiner 1
Labourer Bleach Works 1
Labourer Cotton Mill 1
Labourer Oil Cloth Works 1
Machine Minder Dyeworks 1
Engineer (factory) 1

Strain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stearn 67% 4,058
2 Stern 50% 2,253
3 Strain 100% 2,155
4 Sterne 33% 1,443
5 Stearne 57% 447
6 Storn 50% 225
7 Eastern 29% 146
8 Storne 33% 143
9 Starn 67% 137
10 Ostorne 29% 114
11 Starne 50% 109
12 Austrin 57% 106

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The surname Strain is the 3rd most popular variant of Stearn.

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