How common is the surname Strain?

8,883 people in the United States had the surname Strain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,757 Americans. It ranked 3,999th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Strain?

Julie Strain, American actress and model (1962–2021), followed by Dana Plato.

Where is the surname Strain most common?

Wikidata records people named Strain in the United States.

Is the surname Strain getting more or less common?

More common. 8,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,883 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Strain

A surname, carried by 8,883 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S365

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Strain is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,883 people named Strain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,757 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,579.

#3,999

rank among US surnames

8,883

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,794)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,991	Outlaw	8,901	34,687
#3,992	Sabo	8,899	34,694
#3,993	Deng	8,898	34,698
#3,994	Teixeira	8,895	34,710
#3,995	Lapointe	8,894	34,714
#3,996	Colley	8,887	34,741
#3,997	Galbraith	8,886	34,745

Who is named Strain

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

87% of people named Strain identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Strains

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Strain
American actress and model (1962–2021)
Dana Plato
American actress (1964–1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Strain

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

Questions

How common is the surname Strain?: 8,883 people in the United States had the surname Strain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,757 Americans. It ranked 3,999th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Strain?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Strain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Strain?: Julie Strain, American actress and model (1962–2021), followed by Dana Plato.
Where is the surname Strain most common?: Wikidata records people named Strain in the United States.
Is the surname Strain getting more or less common?: More common. 8,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,883 in 2010, up 3.5%.