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    The surname Strange

    A surname, carried by 14,948 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S365

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Strange is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,948 people named Strange in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,655 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,582.

    #2,425
    rank among US surnames
    14,948
    people in 2010
    5.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #2,282)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,416Lind14,99020,597
    #2,417Waggoner14,98320,606
    #2,418Gannon14,98120,609
    #2,419Meek14,97020,624
    #2,420Puente14,96620,630
    #2,421Bail14,95720,642
    #2,422Isaacs14,95120,650

    Who is named Strange

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

    82% of people named Strange identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stranges

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Luther Strange
      Alabama lawyer and politician, born 1953
    • Glenn Strange
      American actor (1899–1973)
    • Curtis Strange
      American professional golfer, born 1955
    • Billy Strange
      American musician (1930-2012)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Strange

    Strange 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 Strange?
    14,948 people in the United States had the surname Strange in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,655 Americans. It ranked 2,425th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Strange?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Strange identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Strange?
    Luther Strange, Alabama lawyer and politician, followed by Glenn Strange.
    Where is the surname Strange most common?
    Wikidata records people named Strange in the United States.
    Is the surname Strange getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,948 in 2010, up 2.5%.