The origin of the name Strode is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with a black chevron between three black conies. The Crest is A savin tree on a mount. The family motto is Hyeme viresco.
Spelling variations include: Strode, Stroud, Strowd, Stroude, Strowde and others.
First found in Somerset where they were descended from the Alain, the Duke of Bretagne who arrived in England with William the Conqueror in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Strode who settled in the Barbados in 1678; Henry, John and Margaret Strode also settled in the Barbados in 1680 with their servants; John Stroud settled in Boston Mass. in 1635.
