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Early Origins of the Strecker family

The surname Strecker was first found in Nottingham, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and were shown in the Domesday Book in 1086 as holding lands in that shire under the name of Strahlei, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Strecker family

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Strecker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Strechley, Strecheley, Streichleigh, Strechly, Streichley, Stretchleigh and many more.

Early Notables of the Strecker family

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Strecker Ranking

In the United States, the name Strecker is the 13,155th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Strecker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Strecker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Georg Mich Strecker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1768 2
Strecker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Sophie Strecker, aged 70, who landed in America in 1844 2
  • Karl Gottfried Strecker, who landed in America in 1845 2
  • Georg Strecker, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 2
  • Adam Strecker, who arrived in New Jersey in 1854 2
  • Lorenz Strecker, who arrived in America in 1856 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Strecker (post 1700) +

  • Charles B. Strecker, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912, 1916 3
  • A. Strecker, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 20th District, 1861 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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