"John highte that on, and Alein highte that other,
of a town they were born, that highte Strother,
Fer in the North, I can not tellen where."
- Chaucer
The surname Strother, found in England and Scotland, is of two distinct derivations, both of which are of locative origin. Locative surnames are those names which derive their origin from a geographic or man-made feature near which the original bearer lived or held land. In the first place, Strother is taken directly from the Middle English word "strother", meaning "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". This name was firstly given to a person who lived by, or near a place of those characteristics. Alternatively, the surname Strother derives from the Gaelic word "sruthair", meaning "current, stream, or river". Here, the name signifies "one who lived by or near a current, stream, or river".
Among the variants of the surname Strother are: Strothers, Stoter, Strotter, and Strothman. The earliest references to the surname Strother or to the variant include a record of one Alan del Strother, who was bailiff in Tindall in 1358. We also find one William Strother, who was mayor of Newcastle in the year 1360. Later records of the surname mention one George, son of William Strother, who was baptized in Saint James Church, Clerkenwell, in the year 1706.
Translation: Gules (red) denoted Magnanimity, Argent (white) signifies Peace, Azure (blue) signifies Loyalty.
Crest: A greyhound.
Origin: England/Scotland.
My Strother Heritage
I have traced my roots back to the first Strother to enter the United States. William Strother immigrated to King George County, Virginia circa 1650. I am a ninth generation Strother. My daughters, Angela and Tamara, are tenth generation.William > Robert > James > Reubin > Thomas B. > Thomas > William Loudin > James Mattthew > Raymond Snowden > Larry Eugene
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