How common is the surname Strayer?

3,636 people in the United States had the surname Strayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,914 Americans. It ranked 8,994th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Strayer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Strayer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Strayer?

Frank R. Strayer, American actor, film writer, director and producer (1891–1964).

Where is the surname Strayer most common?

Wikidata records people named Strayer in the United States.

Is the surname Strayer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,636 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Strayer

A surname, carried by 3,636 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S366

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Strayer is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,636 people named Strayer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,914 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,505.

#8,994

rank among US surnames

3,636

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,636)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,989	Morman	3,640	84,820
#8,990	Lindell	3,639	84,844
#8,993	Rehm	3,637	84,890
#8,994	Patricio	3,636	84,914
#8,999	Turgeon	3,635	84,937

Who is named Strayer

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

95% of people named Strayer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Strayers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank R. Strayer
American actor, film writer, director and producer (1891–1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Strayer

Strayer has the Soundex code S366, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S366.

Questions

How common is the surname Strayer?: 3,636 people in the United States had the surname Strayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,914 Americans. It ranked 8,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Strayer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Strayer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Strayer?: Frank R. Strayer, American actor, film writer, director and producer (1891–1964).
Where is the surname Strayer most common?: Wikidata records people named Strayer in the United States.
Is the surname Strayer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,636 in 2010, up 3.7%.