Striker Family History
Striker Name Meaning
English (Middlesex): occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English striker probably in most instances a derivative of Middle English striken ‘to stroke rub make (something) smooth spread (something) evenly’. The exact sense of the surname cannot be determined without defining contexts but it was probably synonymous with the etymologically related Straker and Stroker and could therefore have denoted a waxer or polisher of goods made of leather metal wood etc. or perhaps a sharpener of knives (honing blades with a whetstone) or else a public official who would measure (or strike off) a standard quantity of corn for sale by using a flat stick called a strike to make the corn level. In some cases the name could alternatively be a derivative of Middle English striken ‘to strike or hammer (metal)’ used for a smith perhaps or a minter of coins but striker is not a recorded term for either occupation. This surname is rare in Britain. Variant of Stryker a surname of Dutch origin. Americanized form of German Streicher .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
