Sterrett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sterrett family

The surname Sterrett was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, where the name is a "local origin from Stairaird (now Stirie) near Stair." 1

Early spellings of the family were very different than today due to their translation from Gaelic into English. "Andreas Starheved resigned the serjandship of Lanark in reign of David. John Sterhede appears in 1493, and Robert Sterhed was witness in Irvine, 1499. James Storrat received a charm 'in breade for ane blaink of ane ill eye,' 1650. " 1

Early History of the Sterrett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sterrett research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1341, 1600, 1656, 1686, 1698, 1703 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Sterrett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sterrett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stirrett, Stirett, Sterritt, Stirratt, Starratt, Starrat, Starret and many more.

Early Notables of the Sterrett family

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Sterrett Ranking

In the United States, the name Sterrett is the 10,412^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Sterrett family to Ireland

Some of the Sterrett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sterrett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sterrett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Sterrett, who landed in New England in 1718 3
James Sterrett who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1768

Sterrett Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Sterrett, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1853 3

Sterrett Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Emilia A. Sterrett, who arrived in New York, N. Y. in 1919 aboard the ship "Antonio Lopez" from Malaga, Spain 4
Alice Sterrett, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Rotterdam" from Brest, France 4
Joseph E. Sterrett, aged 49, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 4
Ida Sterrett, aged 52, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "La Lorraine" from Le Havre, France 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Sterrett (post 1700) +

James M. Sterrett, American biologist with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933-1935, eponym of the Sterrett Islands, Antarctica
James Patterson Sterrett (1889-1900), American Pennsylvania jurist, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Sterrett (1773-1821), American Maryland militia officer who served during the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812
Marjorie Sterrett, American school girl who sent her weekly allowance of a dime with a letter to the New York Tribune in 1916 asking that the money be used to help pay for a battleship, 200,000 dimes were collected from children, eponym of The Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund
John Robert Sitlington Sterrett (1851-1914), American classical scholar and archeologist, Professor of Greek at Cornell University from 1901
Charles Hurlbut "Dutch" Sterrett (1889-1965), American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees 1912 to 1913
Cliff Sterrett (1883-1964), American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strip Polly and Her Pals which ran from 1912 until 1958
James P. Sterrett, American politician, Justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, 1889-93; Chief Justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, 1893-99 5
James J. Sterrett, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932 5
James Hoyt Sterrett (b. 1926), American Republican politician, Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961-62 5
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html