Stringer

Occupational name for a maker of string or bow strings, from Old English streng “string”.
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Street

Habitational name for a person who lived in a place called Street, for example in Somerset. It is derived from Old English stræt meaning “Roman road”, from Latin strata.
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Strickland

From the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from Old English stirc “calf, young bullock” and land “cultivated land”.
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Strange

Derived from Middle English strange meaning “foreign”, ultimately from Latin extraneus.
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Strand

From Old Norse strǫnd meaning “beach, sea shore”. It was originally given to someone who lived on or near the sea.
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