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

Stremy, 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 Stremy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stremy in America

Stremy is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stremy surname appeared 140 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 Stremy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stremy 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 Stremy

The surname STREMY has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon regions of what is now England. It emerged in the period between the 5th and 11th centuries, and is thought to be derived from the Old English words "str?m" or "str?am", meaning a stream or river. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a stream or river.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name STREMY can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. The entry refers to a landowner named Stremi in the county of Hertfordshire.

In the 13th century, records show the name spelled as "Stremy" in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1230. This spelling variation likely emerged due to regional dialects and differences in pronunciation at the time.

During the medieval period, place names often influenced the development of surnames. In this case, the name STREMY may have been associated with places like Streamfield or Streamside, which would have been locations near waterways.

One notable figure with the surname STREMY was John Stremy, a member of the English gentry who lived in the late 14th century. He was a landowner in the county of Essex and served as a knight of the shire in the Parliament of England.

Another historical figure bearing this name was Richard Stremy, a merchant and alderman in the city of London during the 15th century. He was active in the trade of wool and cloth and served as an elected official in the city's government.

In the 16th century, the name STREMY appeared in the records of the Inquisition Courts in the county of Somerset, where a man named William Stremy was mentioned in connection with a dispute over land boundaries in 1543.

One of the more prominent individuals with this surname was Sir Thomas Stremy, a military officer who served in the English Civil War of the mid-17th century. He fought for the Parliamentarian forces and was knighted for his service in 1645.

Finally, in the 18th century, a notable bearer of the name was Elizabeth Stremy, a writer and poet who published several works of literature in the 1760s and 1770s. She is recognized as one of the early female authors in England during that period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stremy

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

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 Stremy 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 Stremy 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 Stremy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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