The Stringfellow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,730 people carried this name — #7,078 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,728).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stringfellow surname

A surname originating as an occupation for a stringer.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Stringfellow» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the stringer’.

An early record he cites: Laurencius Stryngfelagh, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 723 · public domain.

In print

Stringfellow in American newspapers,
1882–1905.

Newspaper page from The New Dominion carrying the name Stringfellow
The New Dominion 1882-03-11
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Stringfellow
The Topeka State Journal 1905-07-25
Newspaper page from Springfield Weekly Republican carrying the name Stringfellow
Springfield Weekly Republican 1905-08-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Stringfellow in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

2,534 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stringfellow. The most, 418, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,338
New South Wales 735
Western Australia 266
Victoria 128
South Australia 32
Tasmania 23
ACT (Canberra) 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stringfellow.

Who carried it

People named Stringfellow,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Stringfellow
    John Stringfellow 1799–1883 · engineer
  • John Stringfellow
    John Stringfellow 1799–1883 · engineer
  • John Stringfellow
    John Stringfellow 1799–1883 · engineer
  • Mary Stringfellow d. 1921
  • Ann Jacks d. 1925
  • Maria Stringfellow 1802–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stringfellow,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States314 records

314 records of the Stringfellow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 203
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John D. Stringfellow

    Born 1946; from Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ellis B. Stringfellow

    Born 1917 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Philadelphia; mechanic from Philadelphia County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Stringfellow

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Parthia from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 314 records for Stringfellow in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia43 records

43 records of the Stringfellow name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Stringfellow

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mary Anne, arriving 1835; certificate of freedom 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Stringfellow

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Sydenham, aged 22; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gwenda Joy Stringfellow

    Carer of Beaumaris, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Stringfellow in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Stringfellow name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cecilia Christina Stringfellow

    Died 1990, aged 76; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Stringfellow

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. H. Stringfellow

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Stringfellow in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Stringfellow name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rosina Gardiner Stringfellow

    Died 1940, aged 74; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record G. Stringfellow

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Stringfellow

    Died 1937, aged 73; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Stringfellow name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Frank Stringfellow

    Born 1923 in Great Britain; died 1997 in Bain-de-Bretagne (Ille-et-Vilaine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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