Stranahan Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Stranahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stranahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8641:419,51336,379
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

Stranahan Last Name Facts

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

Stranahan occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Stranahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stranahan? popularity and diffusion

Stranahan is the 401,442nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Stranahan reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Stranahan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 864 people, or 1 in 419,513. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Stranahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stranahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stranahan surname rose 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stranahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stranahan last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stranahan last name are 14.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.65% being registered to vote for the party.

Stranahan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,134 USD per year.

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Stranahan Reference & Research

Strachan Clan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Strachan Clan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stranahan
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