# Stryker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/stryker/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,046 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,531 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,361 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.1% (3,050 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* (surname): * (gurney): Genericization of a trademark. From the name of the Stryker Corporation, which manufactured several gurneys in this style. From the name of the founder of the company, Homer Stryker. * (armoured vehicle): Originating from 2002, named for two Americans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor: PFC Stuart S. Stryker, who died in World War II, and SP4 Robert F. Stryker, who died in the Vietnam War.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stryker in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Stryker in the United States.

## People named Stryker

- Susan Stryker, American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker
- Bradley Stryker, American actor
- Roy Stryker, American photographer (1893–1975)
- Eric Stryker, American pornographic actor (1954-1988)

## Similar surnames

Stricker, Strecker, Straker, Striker, Stark, Starkey, Strickler, Strasser, Starcher, Stork, Starke, Struck.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.