- Most common street name in the U.S. is Second; in the UK it is High
- Main is only the 7th most common street name in the nation
- Denver’s north-south streets alternate names in alphabetical order throughout the entire city alternating between Scottish-themed and botanical and are all “Streets”, while those running east/west are given “Avenue” designations
- After numbers, the most popular street names in the U.S. are based on trees
- Themed street names are very common in Dutch towns and cities and it is rare to find non-themed neighborhoods built after 1900
- In most communities police and fire officials have veto power on street names, requiring that they be unique and intelligible, and follow naming conventions within the area
- In Gander, Newfoundland, every street is named after a pilot, honoring the town’s aviation history
- In Detroit, Michigan, major roads were generally built every mile, and many of the east-west roads are numbered in the Mile Road System(“5 Mile”, “33 Mile”, etc.) based on their distance from the start of Woodward Ave
