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

Straw (Arabic: سترو) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 56,792^nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 816,623 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Straw live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Straw is also the 1,191,548^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 67 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,238 people, or 1 in 69,198. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Straw Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Straw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Straw surname increased 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Straw Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Straw surname are 17.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Straw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 125.42% more than the national average, earning 780,140 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.22% more than the national average, earning R 380,748 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $55,684 CAD per year.