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Early Origins of the Stracener family

The surname Stracener was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century Thomas Strachey when held lands.

Early History of the Stracener family

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Stracener Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Strachey, Strachie, Stracey, Stracy and others.

Early Notables of the Stracener family

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Migration of the Stracener family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Stracener (post 1700) +

  • Mary Helen Stracener (b. 1922), American Republican candidate for Superintendent of Education in Louisiana in 1960
  • Nealon Stracener (1916-1990), American Baton Rouge attorney and Republican politician, candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 1960


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