Where Does The Last Name Strait Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Strait is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Štrait. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strait? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 56,195^th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 807,216 people. Strait occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Strait are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417^th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Strait is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,665 people, or 1 in 41,830. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Strait is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Strait Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Strait has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Strait surname grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Strait Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Strait surname are 18.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Strait earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.95% more than the national average, earning $71,518 CAD per year.