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Early Origins of the Stripling family

The surname Stripling was first found in Huntingdonshire where they held a family seat. 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 year 1259 when Simon Stripling held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Stripling family

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Stripling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stribling, Stripling, Strippling, Strypling, Strybling and many more.

Early Notables of the Stripling family

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Stripling Ranking

In the United States, the name Stripling is the 8,787th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


Australia Stripling migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stripling Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • William Stripling, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Agincourt" on July 6, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Stripling (post 1700) +

  • Sidney Stripling, American old-time and blues musician active from the early 20th century
  • M. M. Stripling, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964 [3]
  • Joseph N. Stripling, American Republican politician, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-93; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1896 [3]
  • Kathryn Stripling Byer (b. 1944), American poet and essayist whose work has appeared in numerous prestigious poetry and scholarly journals


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Agincourt voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 226 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agincourt/1844
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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