Streater is a surname of English origin, a variant of Streeter, which is a habitational surname referring to someone who lived on the main street of a village or town, or someone who came from the village of Streat, East Sussex. Notable people with the surname include:
Eric Streater (born 1964), American football player Jimmy Streater (1957–2004), Canadian football player John Streater (died 1687), English soldier, political writer and printer Ray Streater (born 1936), British physicist and professor Robert Streater (1621–1679), English painter and etcher Rod Streater (born 1988), American football player