Streit History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

The Streit surname is derived from the German word "streit," which means "strife." It is generally thought to have evolved from a nickname for a quarrelsome person.

Early Origins of the Streit family

The surname Streit was first found in various parts of the Holy Roman Empire.

Early History of the Streit family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Streit research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1263, 1460, 1580 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Streit History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Streit Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Streit, Streitt, Streight and others.

Early Notables of the Streit family

Notables of the time with the name Streit included

Streit, Barons d' Immendingen

Streit Ranking

In the United States, the name Streit is the 9,895^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Streit migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Streit Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christian Streit, who arrived in New Jersey in 1709 2
Kristiaan Streit, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Magdalena Streit, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 2
Godfried Streit, who landed in New York in 1758 2
Johann Georg Streit, who arrived in America in 1783 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Streit (post 1700) +

Clarence Kirschmann Streit (1896-1986), American journalist who played a prominent role in the Atlanticist and world federalist movements
William M. Streit (1875-1941), American Republican politician, Mayor of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1923-31; Candidate for Michigan State Senate 11th District, 1932 3
Saul S. Streit, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 7th District, 1927-36; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-68 3
Mary Streit, American Republican politician, Vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952 3
Michael J Streit, appointed an Iowa Supreme Court judge in 2001
Clarance K Streit, author of "Union Now," published in 1938
Richard Streit Hamilton (b. 1943), American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research in 2009

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html