Sterritt History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Sterritt familyThe surname Sterritt 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 Sterritt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sterritt 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 Sterritt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sterritt Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Stirrett, Stirett, Sterritt, Stirratt, Starratt, Starrat, Starret and many more. Early Notables of the Sterritt familyAnother 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sterritt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sterritt family to IrelandSome of the Sterritt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sterritt Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
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