Find Vital Records Instantly!
Stroud Family History
Stroud Genealogy & Family TreeStroud is an English name from Somerset, England, where the family was granted lands. It referred to those from the parish of Strood in Kent. Alternately, it may also come from the Old English strod which means "marshy, overgrown land." The earliest known ancestor--Aluina de Strodes--was recorded in 1206. The family motto is Hyeme viresco which means "I flourish in winter."
Other spellings include "Strode," "Strowd," "Strowde," and "Stroude." Notable people with the surname include American actor Don Stroud (Django Unchained, The Amityville Horror, The Buddy Holly Story), American football player Jack Stroud (New York Giants), and American football player Marcus Stroud (Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots). The first Stroud to come to America was John Stroud in Massachusetts in 1635.
Stroud Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mattie Stroud -- --, 1892 February 0, 1985
- Annie Lou Stroud -- --, 1898 January 9, 1940
- Mary E. Stroud -- --, 1868 December 0, 1933 Kentucky
- James Albert Stroud -- --, 1849 September 22, 1905 South Carolina
- John Stroud -- --, 1818 January 8, 1897 Pennsylvania
Stroud Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Wilbur Stroud -- --, 1903 January 0, 1975 West Virginia
- Charolotty Matilda Stroud -- --, 1812 December 0, 1893 Tennessee
- Sherod Stroud -- --, 1755 December 17, 1838 North Carolina
- Henry Stroud -- --, 1917 December 0, 1975 West Virginia
- Richardson Stroud -- --, 1830 December 0, 1860
