Explore the Family Name Stride
The meaning of Stride
English: nickname for someone with long legs or a purposeful gait, from Middle English strid(e) ‘stride, long pace’. The name may also be habitational, from one or more places called with Middle English strid(e) ‘stride’ or its Old English ancestor, perhaps denoting a location where a stream or other feature could be crossed in one stride; The Strid in Bolton Abbey (Yorkshire) is apparently so named.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Stride in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stride has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 56,826th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 67,943rd position, marking a drop of 19.56%. Similarly, the number of people with this surname decreased from 336 in 2000 to 290 in 2010, a decline of 13.69%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Stride surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.12 to 0.1 during the same period, a fall of 16.67%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #56,826 | #67,943 | -19.56% |
| Count | 336 | 290 | -13.69% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.1 | -16.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stride
In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Stride identified as White, with figures standing at 88.10% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 86.90% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 47.71%, from 3.27% in 2000 to 4.83% in 2010. The Black community also experienced a rise, with the percentage going up from 4.46% in 2000 to 5.86% in 2010, an increase of 31.39%. However, no individuals with the Stride surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, with the percentage for the former ethnicity dropping from 3.27% in 2000 to null in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.1% | 86.9% | -1.36% |
| Black | 4.46% | 5.86% | 31.39% |
| Hispanic | 3.27% | 4.83% | 47.71% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.27% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |