An English surname the Strickland family name came from the Old Norman terms of ‘stercland’ and ‘styric‘ which both referred to bullock (cattle) and pastureland. One French form of the spelling was de Strikeland and later in England the surname was spelled De Strickland.

Spelling variations for Strickland include Stirkland and Stickland.

In England the surname began in the Sizergh area of Cumbria. Later Strickland families lived in the Westmorland area and then into Lancashire and Yorkshire. There is a high population of Strickland families also in the city of London and nearby Kent. The county of Inverness-shire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire have the greater Strickland populations in Scotland.

Strickland surname is located mostly in a few southern states in the United States. Georgia and North Carolina have the higher percentage of Strickland families as well as Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. There are many individuals in Alaska with the Strickland name.

Famous: Michael R. Strickland (author), Gail Strickland (film and TV actress), Josh Strickland (singer), Margaret Strickland (writer), Rod Strickland (professional basketball player), Bill and Florence Strickland (founders of the ice cream chain known as Strickland’s Frozen Custard), William Strickland (16th century English explorer who brought the wild turkey to be breed in England) and Agnes Strickland (writer from England).