Last Name STRAIN

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Meaning Local: A town in the north of Scotland, written 'Strane.' It may be a contraction of Strachan, a little 'strath' or valley.
Origin Jewish, Irish, Romanian, Hungarian

Rank 3,794 (2000 US census) 3,399 (1990 US census)
Count 8,579 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 88.59%, or 7600 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.67%, or 658 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 42 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.71%, or 61 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.19%, or 102 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.35%, or 116 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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