Stanistreet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stanistreet family

The surname Stanistreet was first found in Sussex where "the Stonestreets appear to have originated." 1 It is generally thought that the name was derived from Stanistreet, the Roman road which ran from Regnum (Chichester) to London and was coined for someone who lived by that road. The first record of the name was found in Sussex in the year 1275 when Saloman Stonstret held estates in that shire.

Staniland Academy (formerly Staniland School) is a primary school with academy status in Boston, Lincolnshire, England founded in 1896.

Early History of the Stanistreet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stanistreet research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1276, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Stanistreet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stanistreet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stonestreet, Stanistreet, Stanistrete, Staniland, Stanniland, Sonyland, Stonneyland, Stannerstreet and many more.

Early Notables of the Stanistreet family

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Migration of the Stanistreet 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 Stanistreet (post 1700) +

Michelle Stanistreet (b. 1974), English trade unionist and journalist, current General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
John Stanistreet, Australian politician, Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bendigo
Henry Arthur Stanistreet (1901-1981), Irish cleric, the 14th Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh (1957-1971)

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.