Find out how popular the last name Strawberry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Strawberry.

Strawberry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Strawberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Strawberry in America

Strawberry is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Strawberry surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Strawberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Strawberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Strawberry

The surname Strawberry is an English toponymic name derived from a place name, likely originating in the late medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "streaw" meaning straw and "berige" meaning berry, referring to a location where wild strawberries were found in abundance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Strawberry can be found in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, England, dating back to the 14th century. In these rolls, a person named John Strawbery is mentioned as a tenant in the village of Sandal Magna in 1379.

Another early reference to the name Strawberry is found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire, England, from 1327, where a Robert Straweburi is listed as a taxpayer. This spelling variation highlights the evolution of the name over time and across different regions.

In the 16th century, the Strawberry name appeared in the Parish Registers of Oxfordshire, with the baptism of John Strawberry in the village of Stanton St. John in 1567. This suggests that the name had spread to different parts of England by this time.

One notable bearer of the Strawberry surname was Sir Thomas Strawberry, a wealthy merchant and alderman in the City of London during the 17th century. He was born in 1620 and served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1692.

Another prominent individual with the Strawberry surname was John Strawberry, a renowned English poet and playwright who lived from 1594 to 1655. He is best known for his satirical works that criticized the social and political issues of his time.

In the 18th century, the name Strawberry was associated with a place in Twickenham, England, known as Strawberry Hill. This location was the site of a famous Gothic Revival villa owned by Horace Walpole, the 4th Earl of Orford, who was an avid collector of antiquities and a writer.

The Strawberry surname can also be found in historical records from other parts of the British Isles, such as Scotland and Ireland, where it may have been adopted by families migrating from England or through independent derivation from similar place names or descriptive origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Strawberry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Strawberry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Strawberry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Strawberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Strawberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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