How common is the surname Straight?

4,307 people in the United States had the surname Straight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,685 Americans. It ranked 7,708th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Straight?

Beatrice Straight, American actress (1914-2001), followed by Alvin Straight.

Where is the surname Straight most common?

Wikidata records people named Straight in the United States.

Is the surname Straight getting more or less common?

More common. 4,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,307 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Straight

A surname, carried by 4,307 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Straight is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,307 people named Straight in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,685 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,275.

#7,708

rank among US surnames

4,307

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,701	Delreal	4,311	71,618
#7,702	Chua	4,309	71,651
#7,707	Weisman	4,308	71,668
#7,708	Buller	4,307	71,685
#7,710	Lasley	4,306	71,701
#7,713	Bussell	4,305	71,718
#7,714	Lail	4,304	71,735

Who is named Straight

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

90% of people named Straight identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Straights

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Beatrice Straight
American actress (1914-2001)
Alvin Straight
American lawn mower traveler (1920-1996)
Charley Straight
American musician, 1891–1940

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Straight

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

Questions

How common is the surname Straight?: 4,307 people in the United States had the surname Straight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,685 Americans. It ranked 7,708th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Straight?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Straight identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Straight?: Beatrice Straight, American actress (1914-2001), followed by Alvin Straight.
Where is the surname Straight most common?: Wikidata records people named Straight in the United States.
Is the surname Straight getting more or less common?: More common. 4,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,307 in 2010, up 0.7%.