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

The last name Strait is most common in The United States. It can appear as: Štrait. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 56,195^th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 807,216 people. The last name 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. Strait is also the 1,994,417^th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

Strait is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,665 people, or 1 in 41,830. In The United States Strait is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Strait Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Strait has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 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 bearing the Strait last name are 18.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.14% registered to vote for 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.