176.95 ^cm

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

The last name Straw (Arabic: سترو) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Straw is the 56,792^nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 816,623 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name internationally, held by 67 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5,238 people, or 1 in 69,198. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Straw Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Straw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Straw surname grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Straw Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Straw surname are 17.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.88% being registered to vote for 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.