Last Name STRICKLAND

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Meaning	Local: Of Strickland, originally Stirkland, four townships in county Westmoreland, Great and Little Strickland in the parish of Morland, and Strickland Kettle and Strickland Roger in the parish of Kendal. This name came from 'Strick-land' or 'Stirk-land,' that is, "the pasture ground of young cattle," called stirks or steers, in the parish of Moreland, Westmoreland County, England, where the family once had considerable possessions.

Origin	English, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Maltese, South african

Rank	456 (2000 US census)	374 (1990 US census)

Count	65,814 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

78.49%, or 51657 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
16.14%, or 10622 total occurrences, as black,
0.36%, or 237 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
2.16%, or 1422 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.53%, or 1007 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.32%, or 869 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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