Cognomen Stretch (Stretch 
, ผาสุขยืด 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Stretch is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Stretch is the forename as well as the last name.
| john stretch (1341-90) of Pinhoe and Hempston Arundel (Little Hempston), Devon (b. 1341) |
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| peter stretch American clockmaker (1670-1746), US (b. 1670) |
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| thomas stretch American clockmaker, US (b. 1697) |
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charles lennox stretch South African politician, ZA (b. 1797) |
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| theodore carlos benoni stretch (1817-1899) Anglican clergyman (b. 1817) |
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| richard harper stretch entomologist (1837–1926) (b. 1837) |
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| jack stretch Bishop of Newcastle (b. 1855) |
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| thomas james stretch (b. 1915) |
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| bill stretch Australian politician, AU (b. 1935) |
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c. j. stretch American ice hockey player, US (b. 1989) |
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billy stretch Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1996) |
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| richard stretch cricketer (1952-2014), ZA (b. 1952) |
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| john stretch badminton player, GB (b. 1952) |
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| andrea stretch badminton player, GB (b. 1957) |
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| steven stretch Australian rules footballer (b. 1964) |
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