Strunk Surname

30,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Strunk Surname User-submission:

(North German) From Middle Low German strunk ('stalk', 'stump'), hence a nickname for a short, stout, ungainly person, or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area with tree trunks.

Strunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8711:36,7204,553
Germany6,8921:11,6811,498
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Canada851:433,47837,831
Denmark761:74,2737,314
Austria311:274,69131,731
France251:2,656,909193,074
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3041:38,5114,562

Strunk (12) may also be a first name.

Strunk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(North German) From Middle Low German strunk ('stalk', 'stump'), hence a nickname for a short, stout, ungainly person, or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area with tree trunks.

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Strunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strunk has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strunk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Strunk is the 30,788th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 420,153 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Strunk live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

Strunk is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 9,871 people, or 1 in 36,720. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Strunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Strunk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Strunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Strunk last name are 18.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Strunk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $40,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strunck921,223/
Strunks92125/
Strunke9260/
Shtrunk9225/
Strunnk922/
Strounk922/
Sztrunk921/
Strungk921/
Struncks861/
Stronk83412/
Strunc83291/
Strung83189/
Strumk837/
Strunx831/
Strunkova80111/
Stronck77183/
Strumke7740/
Strünck7730/
Strungs7720/
Shtrung7711/
Stroung772/
Straung771/
Stronkc771/
Strounkova751/
Straungh711/
Strumcke710/
Strong6779,662/
Štrunc67484/
Strungová6746/
Struncova676/
Strauting676/
Stronc673/
Strungova671/
Strumc671/
Streussing635/
Sztrong621/
Stronhg621/
Strongq621/
Strongh621/
Strongg621/
Strrong620/
Stroeng620/
Stronng620/
D'Strong572/
Štruncová53515/
Štruncova531/
Śtruncova531/

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Strunk Reference & Research

Strunk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Strunk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Strunk
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