How common is the surname Struve?

1,124 people in the United States had the surname Struve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Struve?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Struve identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Struve?

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Baltic German astronomer (1793–1864), followed by Otto Struve.

Where is the surname Struve most common?

Wikidata records people named Struve in the Russian Empire, Duchy of Holstein and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Struve getting more or less common?

More common. 1,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Struve

A surname, carried by 1,124 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S361

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Struve is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,124 people named Struve in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,097.

#22,791

rank among US surnames

1,124

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,033)

Who is named Struve

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

93% of people named Struve identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Struves

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
Baltic German astronomer (1793–1864)
Otto Struve
Baltic German astronomer (1897–1963)
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Baltic German astronomer (1819–1905)
Hermann Struve
Baltic German astronomer (1854–1920)
Ludwig Struve
Baltic German astronomer (1858-1920)

Notable Struves come mostly from the Russian Empire (2), Duchy of Holstein (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Struve

Struve has the Soundex code S361, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S361.

Questions

How common is the surname Struve?: 1,124 people in the United States had the surname Struve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Struve?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Struve identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Struve?: Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Baltic German astronomer (1793–1864), followed by Otto Struve.
Where is the surname Struve most common?: Wikidata records people named Struve in the Russian Empire, Duchy of Holstein and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Struve getting more or less common?: More common. 1,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 2.5%.