| Stringer | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Maker of strings, bowstrings |
| Region of origin | England |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
Stringer is an English occupational surname originally for 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.[2] In Yorkshire, where it is still particularly common, Redmonds argues that the surname may have been connected with ironworking, a stringer having operated some form of specialist hearth.[3]
Early examples of the surname recordings taken from authentic registers and charters of the medieval period include:
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 the county of Wiltshire.[5]
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