Last Name STRACHAN

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Meaning Local: from the parish of Strachan in Kincardineshire. The family are descended from Walderus de Strathecan, 1165.
Local: From the parish of Strachan in Kincardineshire, Scotland, formerly 'Strathaen.' The name may come from 'stra' or 'strath,' a vale, from the root 'strath,' a valley, through which a river runs, and 'chan' or 'ceann,' the head, meaning "the head of the valley," or "a little valley," from 'Strathan.'
Origin Scottish, Gaelic, Jewish, Irish, South african

Rank 7,760 (2000 US census) 9,387 (1990 US census)
Count 3,948 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 70.87%, or 2798 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 24.75%, or 977 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 20 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.41%, or 16 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.98%, or 78 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.49%, or 59 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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