The strom Surname
strom Name Meaning and History
- Swedish (Ström) and Danish (Strøm): from ström ‘current’, probably an arbitrarily adopted ornamental name but possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a river.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named from Old Norse straumr ‘current’, ‘stream’.
- German: variant of Strahm.
- Dutch: from Middle Dutch stroom, of uncertain meaning.
- Polish: topographic name for someone who lived on a steep slope, from strom ‘slope’ or stromy ‘precipitous’.
- Czech: topographic name or nickname from strom ‘tree’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic or ornamental name, from German Strom ‘stream’, ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Strom in ND | cjfoss | 4 |
| 2nd Lieut Ernest Strom, wife Florence | Terry Parsons | 2 |
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| Strom Origin? | Sharon | 5 |
| Margit Strom's lineage |
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| Knud Goodman Strom b. 8 Sep 1831 (Norway) d. 28 Mar 1916 (Iowa) |
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