Strom Family History

Strom Surname Meaning

Swedish (Ström) and Danish (Strøm): from ström strøm ‘current’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a river or a stream, or an ornamental name. Compare Stream, Strome, and Strum. Norwegian (Strøm): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named from Old Norse straumr ‘current, stream’. Compare 1 above.

German: variant of Strahm and Strohm. Polish: topographic name for someone who lived on a steep slope from strom ‘slope’ or stromy ‘precipitous’. Czech: topographic name or nickname from strom ‘tree’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic or ornamental name from German Strom ‘stream, river’. American shortened and altered form of Dutch Van der Stroom: topographic name from Middle Dutch stroom ‘stream, river’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Stoop, Stram, Satrom, Troy, Mostrom, Strohm, Ostrom, Trom, Sturm, Stroh

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Where is the Strom family from?

You can see how Strom families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Strom family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Strom families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 9 Strom families living in Nottinghamshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Strom's in United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of Strom families in 1891.

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What did your Strom ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Strom.

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Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Household duties

19%

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There are 20K immigration records available for the last name Strom. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 11K military records available for the last name Strom. For the veterans among your Strom ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Strom lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Strom life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Strom in 1941 was 33, and 79 in 2004.

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Strom Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Strom family from?

What did your Strom ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Strom.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Household duties

19%

What Strom family records will you find?

What is the average Strom lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Strom life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Strom in 1941 was 33, and 79 in 2004.

Strom Family History

Strom Surname Meaning

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