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

Family Name / Last Name: Strang
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: English nickname denoting one who is strong, robust (English "strong", Old English "strang"). With the same meaning: Strong.

How popular is Strang?

Strang is common in Scotland.

Strang is ranked 33534 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Strangs plummeted by 0.9130335 per cent to 4341 since 2000 and slipped by 606 spots and ranked at 7652. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.46 94.48
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.94
Others 1.68 1.35
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.04 0.89
Black 0.85 0.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.59
Strang is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 14856 people have been found who wears Strang as their family name. Strang is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
541,660 Russia8
13,220 Thailand6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
108,034 Italy3
9,097 Wales3
6,270 Hong Kong3
2,168 Suriname2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
6,353 Panama2
147,165 Czech Republic2
175 Åland2
6,103 Cyprus2
17,547 Colombia2
20,595 China2
35,969 Denmark2
26,123 Malaysia2
40,256 Mexico2
810,193 Indonesia1
11,486 Estonia1
16,073 Latvia1
10,190 Bahrain1
28,746 Algeria1
37,493 Austria1
717 Bhutan1
1,254 Gibraltar1
1,818 Guernsey1
29,595 Iran1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
21,562 Portugal1
7,895 South Korea1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
3,071 Jersey1
29,046 Japan1
53,505 Turkey1
2,057 Isle of Man1
8,859 Iraq1
7,292 Vietnam1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,692 Ireland27
36,547 Switzerland27
52,530 Belgium22
28,338 Norway20
78,041 Spain19
362 Cayman Islands18
477,287 India16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
2,801 Northern Ireland72
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Strang:
3,467 Australia884
11,469 Germany874
9,735 South Africa657
1,295 New Zealand568
22,607 Brazil556
2,896 Sweden348
2,647 Finland314
9,911 Netherlands284
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Strang:
6,884 United States5,582
3,039 Canada1,560
5,004 England1,468
700 Scotland1,188
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Robert Strang was 30 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 1, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as merchant and took Brooksby from Glasgow. U Strang (26) , Servant William Strang, 25 years old Pat Strang, Servant Richard Strang, are other Strang that migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast.

Strang Namesakes

    Gilbert Strang, American mathematician
  • Lester Sterling & Lloyd Harmer & Stranger Cole, Musical Artist
  • Curtis Strange, Golfer
  • Perfect Stranger, Musician
  • Robert H. W. Strang, Orthodontist
  • Morten Strange, Photographer
  • M dot Strange, Film director
  • Benito Strangio, Cinematographer
  • Blair Strang, Actor
  • James Bonham Strange Southey, Judge
  • Ebony Strange, Patrick Michael Strange's wife

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