Strand Surname

14,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Strand Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Shore [Old English strand = Old Norse strönd]

Strand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,9971:24,1693,049
Norway10,8581:47431
Sweden7,2181:1,364120
Denmark1,0341:5,459495
Canada1,0341:35,6344,545
England6521:85,4579,364
Finland4581:12,0021,826
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Germany941:856,44161,781
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Spain481:974,00136,812
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Wales221:140,66110,115
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
France121:5,535,227269,324
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Greenland71:8,054710
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belize61:59,2462,743
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
India51:153,413,076951,030
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:78,8858,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1131:45,1205,222

Strand (64) may also be a first name.

Strand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Shore [Old English strand = Old Norse strönd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on the bank of a river.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The sea-shore, or the bank of a river.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Strand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strand (Arabic: ستراند, Russian: Странд) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Strand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,962nd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 195,723 people. The surname Strand is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Strand live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 64 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,997 people, or 1 in 24,169. In The United States Strand is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Strand is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 19 percent live.

Strand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Strand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Strand last name grew 1,347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Strand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Strand surname are 6.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.19% registered with the party.

The amount Strand earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning 327,437 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $46,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åstrand921,674/
Strandh92611/
Strandt92424/
Strands9259/
Straand9245/
Strandz9223/
Strandå9211/
Streand926/
Østrand924/
Strrand921/
Strandd921/
Straund920/
Stran91345/
Sjstrand86101/
Strandås8683/
Strahand8648/
Søstrand8642/
Håstrand867/
Åhstrand861/
Øjstrand861/
Strandsø861/
Strain8317,329/
Strang8313,892/
Strane83394/
Shtran83376/
Sætran83298/
Strean83272/
Straun83125/
Strann8397/
Strhan8391/
Strahn8390/
Strajn8346/
Strond8340/
Strayn8337/
Sthran8313/
Strant837/
Stratn831/
Åstran831/
Strran830/
Stranh830/
Stramn830/
Sjøstrand80133/
Højstrand804/
Strandová803/
Straysend801/
Strahan776,065/
Straten771,402/
Strasen77309/
Stranne77256/
Sætrang77177/
Straine77132/
Straßen7794/
Streang7760/
Stratin7751/
Strante7744/
Stround7720/
Straing7719/
Sztranc7719/
Stragne7718/
Strancz7713/
Shtrang7712/
Straňan777/
Shtrain776/
Sztrain775/
Strauhn774/
Strannå774/
Straune773/
Strayne772/
Stranck772/
Sæthran772/
Straang771/
Straung771/
Shtrayn771/
Strangy771/
Stranng771/
Stratyn771/
Sthrond770/
Stronds770/
Strangh770/
Straint770/
Strasin770/
Straissend751/
Stram73754/
Stron73205/
Xtran731/
Strán731/
Strating711,329/
Straaten71464/
Stratten71369/
Strachen71134/
Shtrants7196/
Strassen7176/
Strautin7140/
Stranova7130/
Strautyn7128/
Straiten7125/
Strahsen7120/
Strattin718/
Strachin715/
Straszen715/
Strauten713/
Strauthn713/
Strausen712/
Stradten711/
Strassin711/
Strattne711/
Straungh711/
Streaten711/
Strainck711/
Straisén711/
Sæthrang711/
Strahant710/
Strasing710/
Strahann710/
Strong6779,662/
Stream671,361/
Strein67842/
Streun67702/
Stronk67412/
Strohn67242/
Stroyn67211/
Straum67177/
Stratingh67105/
Stroin6792/
Shteheran6755/
Strone6751/
Strauchen6726/
Strhanová6726/
Straim6718/
Stroun6712/
Štranc6712/
Štrajn6710/
Streyn678/
Sthram678/
Shtram678/
Sztram678/
Straynova676/
Strauting676/
Stront675/
Strannova673/
Stronc673/
Strainova672/
Stronh672/
Strajnova672/
Stroon672/
Shtron671/
Stromd671/
Strram671/
Stragginn671/
Strauchin671/
Strhon671/
Stronn671/
Strhanova671/
Strojn671/
Straachen671/
Stramg671/
Struon670/
Straussen670/
Stromn670/
Stratting670/
Straating670/

Strand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strand in the Russian language
Страндstrand-
Strand in the Arabic language
ستراندstrand-

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