Explore the Family Name Stroker
The meaning of Stroker
1. English: occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English stroker, a derivative of Middle English stroken ‘to stroke, rub, make smooth’, also ‘to sharpen’. The exact sense or senses of the surname cannot be determined without defining contexts, but like the etymologically related Straker or Striker it may have denoted a waxer or polisher (of leather for example) or a sharpener of knives. The names were evidently interchangeable and may also have had the sense ‘corn measurer’, a market officer who struck off the top of the corn level with a flat stick (see Striker). 2. English: nickname from Middle English stroken ‘to stroke’ + her ‘hair’. 3. North German (Ströker): from an agent derivative of Struck.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Stroker in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stroker saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 68,360th most popular surname in the United States and fell to 71,886th by 2010. This represents a decrease in popularity of over 5 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 269 in 2000 to 271 in 2010, an increase of 0.74 percent. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 10 percent during the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #68,360 | #71,886 | -5.16% |
| Count | 269 | 271 | 0.74% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.1 | 0.09 | -10% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stroker
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity of those with the surname Stroker. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The vast majority identified as White, making up 97.03 percent of the total in 2000 and 95.57 percent in 2010. This indicates a decrease of 1.50 percent in the percentage of individuals identifying as White with this surname over the decade. There were also no individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.03% | 95.57% | -1.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |