Where Does the Strela Surname Come From?

There is no single Strela family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

Strela is a branch of the Estrela name tree. Its meaning, shared with Estrela, is “Star”.

Without the “e” of Estrela, Strela is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Estrella.

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