How common is the surname Stratton?

22,983 people in the United States had the surname Stratton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. It ranked 1,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stratton?

Tiffany Stratton, American professional wrestler, followed by Gene Stratton-Porter.

Where is the surname Stratton most common?

Wikidata records people named Stratton in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Stratton getting more or less common?

More common. 22,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,983 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Stratton

An English surname, carried by 22,983 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S363

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stratton is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,983 people named Stratton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,498.

#1,565

rank among US surnames

22,983

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,457)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,556	Hidalgo	23,134	13,346
#1,557	Cabral	23,128	13,349
#1,558	Samuel	23,125	13,351
#1,559	Lacy	23,110	13,360
#1,560	Gallo	23,056	13,391
#1,561	Egan	23,048	13,396
#1,562	Aldridge	23,034	13,404

Who is named Stratton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Stratton identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Strattons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tiffany Stratton
American professional wrestler, born 1999
Gene Stratton-Porter
American writer and naturalist (1863–1924)
F. J. M. Stratton
British astronomer (1881–1960)
Sharleen Stratton
Australian diver, born 1987
Gil Stratton
Actor, sportscaster (1922-2008)
General Tom Thumb
American circus performer (1838–1883)

Notable Strattons come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stratton

Stratton has the Soundex code S363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S363.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stratton come from?: From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Stratton?: 22,983 people in the United States had the surname Stratton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,434 Americans. It ranked 1,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stratton?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Stratton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stratton?: Tiffany Stratton, American professional wrestler, followed by Gene Stratton-Porter.
Where is the surname Stratton most common?: Wikidata records people named Stratton in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Stratton getting more or less common?: More common. 22,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,983 in 2010, up 2.2%.