Strauch Surname

26,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Strauch Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near a bush, underbrush or copse; one who came from Strauchau (swamp with low bushes), in Germany.

Strauch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,2561:5,647680
United States3,6001:100,68311,178
France3541:187,63529,176
Austria3151:27,0334,274
Argentina2491:171,66014,420
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Poland1371:277,43633,871
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Uruguay941:36,5084,223
Israel511:167,79717,113
Chile411:429,67011,433
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
England281:1,989,93178,001
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Wales81:386,81619,671
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway61:857,04855,549
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

The alternate forms: Štrauch (163) are calculated separately.

Strauch (13) may also be a first name.

Strauch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near a bush, underbrush or copse; one who came from Strauchau (swamp with low bushes), in Germany.

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

Strauch Last Name Facts

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

Strauch is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Štrauch. Click here to see other possible spellings of Strauch.

How Common Is The Last Name Strauch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,637th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 361,020 people. The last name Strauch is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Strauch are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Strauch is also the 3,159,357th most common given name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 14,256 people, or 1 in 5,647. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Hesse, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Strauch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Strauch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Strauch last name expanded 1,254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Strauch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Strauch last name are 10.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Strauch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 150.72% more than the national average, earning 867,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning R 254,328 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $27,568,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štrauch95163/
Sztrauch93116/
Strauchs9322/
Shtrauch939/
Strausch932/
Strach922,977/
Struch92377/
Strauh9218/
Strauc922/
Strache86933/
Strauhs86258/
Straach86226/
Strusch86147/
Strajch8685/
Straush8641/
Stratch8635/
Straich8628/
Strouch8625/
Strasch8613/
Strauth8612/
Shtrauh868/
Struich868/
Streach863/
Strutch861/
Straych861/
Streuch861/
Strachx861/
Sztrach861/
Straech860/
Strah83961/
Struc83454/
Strau83364/
Struh8329/
Strac8324/
Strauchová8239/
Strauchova823/
Shtraukh80756/
Streatch80102/
Strasche8020/
Strauths8017/
Sztrajch8017/
Shtraich802/
Shtraush801/
Strutsch801/
Strauß7727,005/
Straus776,993/
Strakh771,993/
Straut77844/
Struhs77372/
Straup77200/
Strazh77195/
Struzh77173/
Strash77138/
Strahs77134/
Straci77126/
Straud7774/
Strukh7757/
Strueh7753/
Stroch7745/
Strace7744/
Straha7733/
Strouc7733/
Štrach7730/
Strush7715/
Straht7715/
Strucs7714/
Struce7713/
Straue7713/
Strauz777/
Shtrau775/
Strutc775/
Straic775/
Struic773/
Strucz773/
Straih772/
Strajh772/
Shtrah772/
Strauś771/
Strajc771/
Struhz771/
Stracz771/
Streah771/
Strouh770/
Struhe770/
Strachová75191/
Strachova7534/
Strachowa752/
Struchova751/
Struitsch751/
Stra73511/
Stru736/
Strauss7153,593/
Streich717,906/
Strause711,247/
Strausz711,022/
Strouth71988/
Shtraus71634/
Stroych71352/
Strauts71326/
Strautz71200/
Stroich71194/
Shtrakh71114/
Strujac71103/
Stroech7172/
Streech7162/
Strejac7135/
Sztraus7127/
Strouce7123/
Strujic7121/
Streych7119/
Striech7111/
Strajac718/
Shtraup716/
Sttrace715/
Strosch714/
Shtrukh714/
Strujah712/
Straujā712/
Strahya712/
Štrauhs712/
Strahyi712/
Strousc711/
Stroyau711/
Struths711/
Strahah711/
Strahie711/
Strauhsová711/
Strault711/
Straust711/
Strautt711/
Štrauchova711/
Straudt711/
Strauzz711/
Strauße711/
Strayus711/
Stroukh711/
Strahja711/
Strahse711/
Struhtz711/
Straath711/
Sztroch711/
Shtraih711/
Strauzs711/
Stroush710/
Strotch710/
Straupf710/
Straues710/
Straupp710/
Streuth710/
Stroh6715,419/
Strus672,514/
Strat672,172/
Struß671,947/
Stray671,787/
Struś671,437/
Streu67804/
Strut67662/
Straß67544/
Štruc67440/
Strup67299/
Stroisch67285/
Struz67252/
Sætra67235/
Strap67230/
Straś67182/
Straz67164/
Stras67160/
Straż67160/
Struy67158/
Struţ67121/
Strüh6793/
Strahova6785/
Shtraykh6784/
Struž6782/
Struj6770/
Strosche6767/
Strai6764/
Strad6750/
Struț6746/
Štrac6742/
Strux6741/
Struhová6739/
Strhauss6739/
Strud6737/
Stracová6731/
Strax6730/
Strea6723/
Struż6721/
Shtra6720/
Strausse6719/
Shtraikh6719/
Strue6719/
Shtrauss6718/
Stróh6717/
Stroc6715/
Strucova6711/
Sztrahia678/
Shtrauts677/
Struć677/
Strui677/
Schtraus675/
Strojich675/
Sstra675/
Straj675/
Straţ675/
Stracova674/
Streiche674/
Straț674/
Strou673/
Straitht673/
Strrauss673/
Strae673/
Stréa673/
Shtru672/
Straź672/
Strõh672/
Stroyich671/
Sstrauss671/
Sxtrauss671/
Stroa671/
Straiish671/
Strho671/
Streisch671/
Xstra671/
Strawiec671/
Strajici671/
Struo671/
Strausss671/
Streicht670/
Strza670/

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