# Strasser (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/strasser/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,196 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,891 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,581 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (4,104 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Strasser.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Strasser in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Strasser in Austria and the United States.

## People named Strasser

- Todd Strasser, American author of young-adult and middle grade novels
- Heinrich Strasser, Austrian association football player
- Robin Strasser, American actress
- Ernst Strasser, Austrian politician, criminal offender
- Erika Strasser, Austrian athlete

## Similar surnames

Strawser, Strozier, Strauser, Strausser, Strauss, Stricker, Strouse, Starcher, Stryker, Strack, Straka, Straus.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.