STRICKLAND

This name came from Strick-land or Stirkland, that is, "the pasture ground of young cattle," called stirks or steers, in the parish of Moreland, Westmoreland Co., England, where the family once had considerable possessions.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

STRICKLAND. "Descended from Walter de Stirkland, Knight, so called from the pasture ground of the j'ouug cattle called stirlis or steers, in the parish of Morland, in the county of Vestmoreland, who was living in the reign of Henry III." Shirley's No'hle and Gentle Men.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.