Strange Surname
Approximately 30,626 people bear this surname
Strange Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the strange,' i.e. the new-comer, the stranger; compare Newman.
Stephen le Straunge, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Straunge, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Hamond le Straunge, Berkshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameStrange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,556 | 1:18,534 | 2,333 |
| England | 5,227 | 1:10,660 | 1,581 |
| Australia | 1,646 | 1:16,401 | 2,312 |
| Denmark | 947 | 1:5,961 | 560 |
| New Zealand | 623 | 1:7,269 | 1,238 |
| Canada | 533 | 1:69,129 | 7,929 |
| Wales | 445 | 1:6,954 | 782 |
| Chile | 267 | 1:65,979 | 2,753 |
| Northern Ireland | 247 | 1:7,470 | 1,286 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Scotland | 192 | 1:27,884 | 2,956 |
| South Africa | 141 | 1:384,239 | 34,295 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Ireland | 38 | 1:123,919 | 6,102 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1:22,358 | 1,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 201 | 1:22,039 | 2,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,087 | 1:7,896 | 1,209 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,040 | 1:16,519 | 2,102 |
Strange (329) may also be a first name.
Strange Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the strange,' i.e. the new-comer, the stranger; compare Newman.
Stephen le Straunge, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Straunge, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Hamond le Straunge, Berkshire, ibid.
John le Strange, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Straunge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1578. Baptised — John, s. William Straunge: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1780. Married — Thomas Strange and Elizabeth Woods: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Foreign [Middle English stra(u)nge, Old French estrange (French étrange), Latin extraneus, foreign] John le Straunge.—Hundred Rolls See Lestrange.
(English) The stranger, one who came from a distance.
According to some genealogists this family first appear in England at certain jousts of arms, which took place at Peverell's Castle, in the Beak of Derbyshire. There were present on the occasion Owen, Prince of Wales, a Scottish Prince, and two sons of the Duke of Brittany, one of whom, from his foreign birth, was called Guido le Strange, and became progenitor of the various baronial houses of L'Estrange and Strange. "This race of Le Strange continued for many descents in the dignity of lords barons, in Latine records called Extranei, for that they were strangers, brought hither by King Henry the Second, in the year 1148." Weever's Funerall Monuments, p. 530.
For L’Estrange, a baronial name. See Lestrange.
From the Old Norse, Strangi; from the Dutch, Strange; personal name John le Strange held land in Staffordshire temp. King John.
Several of the mayors of Bideford, Devon, in the 17th century, bore the name of Strange (Watkins' "Bideford").
Strange Demographics
Average Strange Salary in
United States
$41,570 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Strange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Strange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Strange is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Strange? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,024th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 237,953 people. The surname Strange occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Strange live; 66 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Strange is also the 483,360th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 329 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 19,556 people, or 1 in 18,534. In The United States Strange is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Strange occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Strange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Strange has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Strange last name expanded 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 549 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 480 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Strange Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Strange surname is primarily Presbyterian (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Strange surname are 17.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.99% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Strange earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.49% less than the national average, earning 261,325 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.56% more than the national average, earning R 388,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $41,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,694 CAD per year.
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