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The Streit surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,067 people carried this name — #10,473 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 96,200 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,805 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,090 people named Streit live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 1,093
Zurich 251
Aargau 155
Vaud 99
Solothurn 92
Fribourg 74
Lucerne 48
Neuchâtel 46

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 171 people named Streit.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Moselle 79
Doubs 16
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Haut-Rhin 5
Oise 5
Haute-Saône 5
Var 4
Vaucluse 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

57 people named Streit have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 86 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 25
Lower Silesian 24
Silesian 8

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Streit in American newspapers,
1897–1919.

Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Streit
The Butte Inter Mountain 1903-01-20
Newspaper page from Wisconsin Vorwärts carrying the name Streit
Wisconsin Vorwärts 1897-11-19
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Streit
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-11-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 146,134 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Streit,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sigismund Streit
    Sigismund Streit 1687–1775 · merchant
  • Arno Theobald Wilhelm Streit d. 1818 · student
  • Albert R. Streit d. 2011 · bandleader
  • Volker von Streit d. 2010 · pastor
  • Jurko Streit d. 1529 · construction worker
  • Jurko Streit d. 1529 · construction worker

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Streit.

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