Strand is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Strand
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Strand

How popular is Strand?

Strand is common in Norway.

Strand is ranked 12890 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Strand bearers increased by 0.8118957 per cent in 2010 US census to 11051 since 2000, the surname slipped by 234 spots and ranked at 3265. The last name was found in around 38 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.32 92.27
Black 4.94 4.46
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.22
Others 1.62 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.4
Strand is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norway is ahead in terms of density. Around 40985 people have been found who wears Strand as their family name. Strand is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
6,072 China7
918,840 India5
381,097 Ukraine4
11,290 Guyana3
10,686 Costa Rica3
15,999 Slovakia2
18,625 Japan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
41,879 Turkey2
1,347 Liberia2
31,767 Greece2
14,004 Hungary2
31,584 Peru1
37,779 Serbia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,191 Afghanistan1
123,175 Tanzania1
13,606 Senegal1
1,005 The Gambia1
1,819 Laos1
28,365 Kenya1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,057 Isle of Man1
531 Greenland1
91,024 Belgium1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
6,149 Ethiopia1
2,935 Madagascar1
38,830 Morocco1
37,493 Austria1
408 Åland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
2,190 Barbados1
36,814 Romania1
21,562 Portugal1
58,885 Poland1
7,847 Albania1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
205,048 Russia43
7,175 Singapore41
52,947 Netherlands31
9,692 Ireland27
4,647 Thailand21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,144 New Zealand88
29,679 Spain84
85,668 Italy56
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Strand:
4,672 Canada957
9,798 England656
1,416 Finland592
18,206 Germany572
18,360 South Africa329
39,199 Philippines258
44,967 Brazil238
16,478 Australia160
23,602 Mexico131
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Strand:
90 Sweden9,115
387 Denmark1,303
Countries with ten thousands of Strand:
2,870 United States14,013
24 Norway11,987
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Julia Strand was 36 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 6, 1851. She lived in Co.Carlow-K, Great Britain where she worked as workwoman and took Mortimer Livingston from Liverpool. Mary Strand, Bridget Strand, Robert Strand, aged 22, are others that migrated to US.

Strand Namesakes

  • Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand, Astronomer
  • Sebastian Strandvall, Soccer midfielder
  • Jörgen Strand, Politician
  • Alexi Strandberg, Musical Artist
  • Annika Strandhäll, Swedish Politician
  • Paul Strand, Photographer
  • Arne Strand, Norwegian Politician
  • Chantal Strand, Actress
  • Benno Strandt, Author
  • Otto Strandman, Estonian Politician

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