Straughn Surname

159,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Straughn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straughn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2461:161,38016,435
Barbados2681:1,073256
England721:773,86242,299
Guyana661:11,5491,659
Trinidad and Tobago491:27,8362,953
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belize51:71,0952,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:135,36012,861

Straughn (17) may also be a first name.

Straughn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Straughn is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Straughn.

How Common Is The Last Name Straughn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Straughn is the 159,055th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,655,811 people. The surname Straughn is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Straughn are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,246 people, or 1 in 161,380. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 14 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 10 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Straughn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Straughn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 605 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Straughn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Straughn are 11.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.56% being registered with the political party.

Straughn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning $40,619 USD per year.

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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 Straughn
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