Straight Surname

81,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Straight Surname Definition:

Erect in person.

Straight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5321:65,5207,646
Canada1701:216,73920,919
England1221:456,70530,074
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Australia311:870,82953,581
India81:95,883,173728,828
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2441:40,3694,743

Straight (62) may also be a first name.

Straight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Erect in person.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Straight Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Straight Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Straight is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straight? popularity and diffusion

Straight is the 81,204th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,217,432 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Straight are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 62 people.

The surname Straight is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,532 people, or 1 in 65,520. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Straight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Straight has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Straight Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Straight last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Straight surname are 13.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Straight earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $41,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $60,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straights945/
Stright93493/
Straght930/
Streight88736/
Straught882/
Stroight880/
Straghts880/
Strighte880/
Strieght880/
Straughte822/
Streihght821/
Streights820/
Strought7516/
Straughs752/
Straughe750/
Stroughte711/
Striggy672/
Strigds672/
Strachx671/
Stroughd630/
Strix62378/
Strax6230/
Stryghova591/
Shtrax5721/
Strikx571/
Strackx53172/
Strickx53104/
Streege5321/

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