Strickland

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English stirc →
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Meanings

proper nounStrickland (countable and uncountable, plural Stricklands)

plural Stricklands

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA rural locality in Central Highlands council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Governor of Tasmania Gerald Strickland.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstirc“bullock”
  2. EnglishStrickland

Habitational surname from the villages of Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger, from Old English stirc (“bullock”) + land.

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APA

Strickland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strickland

MLA

“Strickland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strickland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Strickland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strickland.

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