Stonestreet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stonestreet family

The surname Stonestreet 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 Stonestreet family

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Stonestreet Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stonestreet family

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Stonestreet migration to Australia +

Stonestreet Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Stonestreet, British Convict who was convicted in Kent, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Stonestreet (post 1700) +

Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet (b. 1968), American award-winning poet, recipient of the 2014 Frost Place Chapbook Prize
Eric Stonestreet (b. 1971), American three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominated television actor, best known for his starring role on the ABC comedy Modern Family
Henrietta D. Stonestreet, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940 3
Jane Stonestreet, Principal Lecturer in Academic Legal Studies at the University of Westminister

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html