# Straus (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/straus/  
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) | 2,533 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,276 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 121,889 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (2,571 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Strauss.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Straus 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Straus in the United States and Germany.

## People named Straus

- Oscar Solomon Straus, American politician and diplomat (1850-1926)
- Jack Straus, American poker player (1930–1988)
- Erwin Straus, American German-born psychiatrist, academic & phenomenologist
- King Princess, American musician

## Similar surnames

Strauss, Strouse, Storrs, Stairs, Stiers, Steers, Starks, Sturgis, Straight, Strasser, Strachan, Struck.

## 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.