Stringer (name)
| Stringer | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Maker of strings, bowstrings |
| Region of origin | England |
Stringer (pronounced to rhyme with "ringer") is an English occupational surname and occasionally used as a given name. It originally denoted a maker of rope or strings, and especially those for the famous English longbows used for both hunting and war. It is based on an agent derivative of the Old English streng, meaning "string," which is in turn based on the Old Norse strengr. In Yorkshire, where it is still particularly common, George (?) Redmonds argues that the surname may have been connected with ironworking, a stringer having operated some form of specialist hearth.[1]
Early examples of the surname recorded in authentic registers and charters of the medieval period include:
- Roger le Strenger in 1293, Yorkshire;
- Lady Godwyna Strenger in 1328, Somerset;
- Richard Stringer, in 1679, a footsoldier of Barbados.[2]
The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Walter Stringere, which was dated 1194, in the Curia Regis Rolls for Wiltshire.[2]
List of people
Surname
- Alex J. Stringer, Canadian politician
- C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers University women's basketball head coach
- Chris Stringer, British anthropologist
- Dave Stringer, former player and manager of the Norwich City football club
- Gary Stringer, a member of Reef (band)
- George Stringer, recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
- Graham Stringer, British Member of Parliament
- Howard Stringer, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation
- John Bentley Stringer, British computer pioneer
- Korey Stringer, National Football League player who died of heat stroke during training camp
- Lee Stringer, American writer and editor
- Lew Stringer, English comic artist and scriptwriter
- Nick Stringer, English actor
- Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer
- Scott Stringer, American politician
Given name
- Stringer Davis (1896–1973), English actor
- Stringer Lawrence (1697–1775), English soldier of the East India Company
Fictional characters
- Stringer Bell, character on The Wire
- Mr. Stringer, the part that Davis played alongside his wife Margaret Rutherford in four Miss Marple films
See also
References
- ↑ "Stringer Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Last name: Stringer". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 27 January 2013.