Show ContentsStirrat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Stirrat family

The surname Stirrat 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 Stirrat family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stirrat 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 Stirrat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stirrat Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stirrat family

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Ireland Migration of the Stirrat family to Ireland

Some of the Stirrat 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.


United States Stirrat migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stirrat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • David Stirrat, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834 2
Stirrat Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John Stirrat, originally from Gladstone, Australia, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Noordam" from Plymouth 3
  • Mathew Stirrat, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Santa Ana" from Chile & Peru 3
  • Bethia Meiklem Stirrat, aged 27, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Columbia" from Glasgow, Scotland 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Stirrat (post 1700) +

  • Bob Stirrat, Scottish curler who played Lead during the 1961 World Curling Championships


  1. 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)
  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. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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