The name ‘Streeter’ originates from England. It is a habitation name from any of the various places so called from the Old English word ‘stroet’ meaning Roman Road (from the Latin word ‘strata’ (via), from past patronymic of ‘sternere’ meaning to strew, cover, surface). In the Middle Ages the name also came to denote the main street in a village, and so the surname ‘Street’ may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived in a main street. It was also a nickname ‘the streeter’, used for someone who dwelt in the street. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Streeter’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 16th century were a ‘William Streeter’, from the county of Sussex, England, is registered a the University of Oxford in 1594. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Joseph Street’, who emigrated to North America in 1774, sailing from the Port of London abo…
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