176.76 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Straus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Straus (Russian: Страус) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Štraus or Strauś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 70,674^th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,042,120 people. The last name Straus is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Straus are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Straus is also the 1,032,266^th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 86 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,945 people, or 1 in 91,878. In The United States Straus is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Straus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Straus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Straus surname rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Straus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Straus surname are 2.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Straus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning 335,439 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning R 206,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $21,217,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $52,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $57,409 CAD per year.