Strain is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Strain
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The variant form of Strachan. A parish in Kincardineshire.

Strain is the form of Strachan. Strath Aan, valley of the Aan.

Surname Strain is the variant of Strahan. See Strachan - A parish in Kincardineshire.

The form of Strachan. The family are descended from Adam Strachanen, to whom Thomas, Earl of Mar, his wife's cousin, granted, temp. David II., the lands of Glenkindie, county of Aberdeen, where the family continued to reside in 1722.

How popular is Strain?

Strain is common in United States, Canada, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Romania, Italy, Ireland.

Strain is ranked 30867 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Strain bearers increased by 3.54 per cent in 2010 US census to 8883 since 2000, the surname slipped by 205 spots and ranked at 3999. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.07 88.59
Black 7.93 7.67
Hispanic or Latino 1.99 1.35
Others 1.78 1.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.49
Strain is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 17326 people have been found who wears Strain as their family name. Strain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Strain:
3,744 United States12,028
Countries with thousands of Strain:
4,646 Canada1,009
Countries with hundreds of Strain:
6,921 England969
414 Northern Ireland910
1,071 Scotland774
5,974 Australia565
5,903 Romania424
30,665 Italy280
2,576 Ireland165
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,897 New Zealand48
7,946 Wales31
322,587 Russia15
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
62,476 Israel8
177,858 South Africa7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Strain was 26 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 1, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as tailoress and took Brooksby from Glasgow. Mary Strain, aged 37, 30 years old Ann Strain, Handy Strain (Born at sea) Infant, William Strain, aged 7, 4 years old Ann Strain, Workman Cornelius Strain, David Strain, aged 21, James Strain, aged 25, and 10 other Strain around 33.33% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from Newry, Liverpool and Glasgow.

From Germany

Josef Strain was 25 years old when he migrated to Baltimore-Md on May 30, 1888. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Main from Bremen. Tailor Johann Strain, are other Strain that migrated to US.

Strain Namesakes

  • Isaac Strain, was born March 4, 1821, in Roxbury, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, of Scots-Irish origin, and died May 14
  • The Acacia Strain, American deathcore band
  • Julie Strain, American actress
  • Christina Strain, American comic book colorist
  • Michael G. Strain, first Republican ever elected to the position of Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner

Strain Namesakes

  • Isaac Strain, was born March 4, 1821, in Roxbury, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, of Scots-Irish origin, and died May 14
  • The Acacia Strain, American deathcore band
  • Julie Strain, American actress
  • Christina Strain, American comic book colorist
  • Michael G. Strain, first Republican ever elected to the position of Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner

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