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    The surname Strahan

    An Irish surname, carried by 3,559 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S365

    Strahan: #9,172 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Strahan #9,172, 3,559 people Strahan: #9,172 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Strahan #9,172, 3,559 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Strahan is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    The surname is a variant of Strachan. The town is named after Governor of Tasmania George Strahan.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,559 people named Strahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,751 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,327.

    #9,172
    rank among US surnames
    3,559
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #9,032)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,164Boos3,56286,678
    #9,165Caston3,56186,702
    #9,171Stamey3,56086,726
    #9,172Joaquin3,55986,751
    #9,174Haugh3,55886,775
    #9,175Lowrance3,55786,799
    #9,176Hawn3,55686,824

    Who is named Strahan

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

    86% of people named Strahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Strahans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael Strahan
      American football player and media personality (born 1971)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Strahan

    Strahan has the Soundex code S365, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S365.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Strahan come from?
    The surname is a variant of Strachan. The town is named after Governor of Tasmania George Strahan.
    How common is the surname Strahan?
    3,559 people in the United States had the surname Strahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,751 Americans. It ranked 9,172nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Strahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Strahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Strahan?
    Michael Strahan, American football player and media personality (born 1971).
    Where is the surname Strahan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Strahan in the United States.
    Is the surname Strahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,559 in 2010, up 7.0%.