Last Name STRAUS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Jewish, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 11,283 (2000 US census) 11,618 (1990 US census)
Count 2,571 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.8%, or 2386 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.23%, or 83 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.58%, or 15 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.35%, or 9 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.44%, or 37 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 41 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest last names

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English surnames

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