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

Surratt, 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 Surratt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Surratt in America

Surratt is the 7343rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Surratt surname appeared 4,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Surratt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Surratt 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 Surratt

The surname Surratt originates from England and is believed to have derived from the Old English word "surr," meaning "sour" or "bitter." It was likely a nickname given to someone with a sour or ill-tempered disposition in medieval times.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the late 13th century in Staffordshire, England. In the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, there is a reference to a Walter Surrat. The name also appears in various other medieval records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327, which mentions a John Surrat.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Robert Surratt, born around 1480 in Staffordshire. He was a landowner and farmer who lived during the reign of King Henry VII. Another notable figure was John Surratt, a merchant and ship owner from London, who lived in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Surratt family gained prominence in the county of Warwickshire. William Surratt (1620-1682) was a successful landowner and member of the local gentry. His son, Thomas Surratt (1648-1712), served as a magistrate and was involved in local politics.

During the American Civil War, the name gained notoriety due to Mary Surratt (1823-1865), who was convicted of being a co-conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. She was the first woman executed by the federal government of the United States.

Other notable individuals with the surname Surratt include Robert Surratt (1835-1916), an American Catholic priest and educator, and Francis Surratt (1876-1959), an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the early 20th century.

The name Surratt has also been associated with certain place names in England, such as Surratt's Field in Staffordshire and Surratt's Wood in Warwickshire, both of which likely derived from early bearers of the surname who owned or lived in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Surratt

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

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

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