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    The surname Strachan

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,266 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /stɹɔn/ 2 syllables Soundex S362

    Strachan: #7,781 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Strachan #7,781, 4,266 people Strachan: #7,781 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Strachan #7,781, 4,266 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Strachan is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

    Strachan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,266 people named Strachan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,374 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,948.

    #7,781
    rank among US surnames
    4,266
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.1%
    change since 2000 (was #7,760)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,774McCollough4,26972,323
    #7,776Husted4,26872,340
    #7,778Saltzman4,26772,357
    #7,781Strachan4,26672,374
    #7,782Arceo4,26572,391
    #7,783Bumgardner4,26472,407

    Who is named Strachan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Strachan identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Strachans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anthonique Strachan
      Bahamian sprinter, born 1993
    • Rod Strachan
      American swimmer, born 1955
    • Quentin Bryce
      25th Governor-General of Australia, born 1942

    Notable Strachans come mostly from The Bahamas (1), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Strachan

    Strachan has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Strachan come from?
    The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
    How common is the surname Strachan?
    4,266 people in the United States had the surname Strachan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,374 Americans. It ranked 7,781st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Strachan?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Strachan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Strachan?
    Anthonique Strachan, Bahamian sprinter, followed by Rod Strachan.
    Where is the surname Strachan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Strachan in The Bahamas, the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Strachan?
    Strachan is /stɹɔn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Strachan?
    Strachan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Strachan getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,266 in 2010, up 8.1%.
    What are other spellings of Strachan?
    Strahan.