How common is the surname Strayhorn?

1,507 people in the United States had the surname Strayhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,874 Americans. It ranked 18,378th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Strayhorn?

Billy Strayhorn, American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967).

Where is the surname Strayhorn most common?

Wikidata records people named Strayhorn in the United States.

Is the surname Strayhorn getting more or less common?

More common. 1,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,507 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Strayhorn

A surname, carried by 1,507 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). Strayhorn is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,507 people named Strayhorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,874 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,414.

#18,378

rank among US surnames

1,507

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,153)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,378	Prohaska	1,507	204,874
#18,385	Roder	1,506	205,010

Who is named Strayhorn

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

49% of people named Strayhorn identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Strayhorns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Strayhorn

Strayer

Strayhorn 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 Strayhorn?: 1,507 people in the United States had the surname Strayhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,874 Americans. It ranked 18,378th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Strayhorn?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Strayhorn identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Strayhorn?: Billy Strayhorn, American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967).
Where is the surname Strayhorn most common?: Wikidata records people named Strayhorn in the United States.
Is the surname Strayhorn getting more or less common?: More common. 1,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,507 in 2010, up 6.6%.