Explore the Family Name Stracener

The meaning of Stracener

Probably an altered form of German Strässner (see Strassner).

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How common is the last name Stracener in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stracener saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Stracener was ranked 18,975th most frequent surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to 19,456th, representing a 2.53% drop. Despite this, the actual count of people with the Stracener surname increased by 4.51%, from 1,329 individuals in 2000 to 1,389 in 2010. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of Straceners per 100k people decreased slightly by 4.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,975	#19,456	-2.53%
Count	1,329	1,389	4.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.47	-4.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stracener

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data regarding ethnicity, the vast majority of individuals with the Stracener surname identify as White, with 96.09% in 2000, and 95.03% in 2010, showing a minor 1.10% decline. The Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations within the Stracener surname showed notable growth, with the Hispanic community rising from 1.13% to 1.44%, an increase of 27.43%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native community going from 0.90% to 1.15%, indicating a 27.78% rise. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races grew modestly by 5.33%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black within the Stracener surname group in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	95.03%	-1.1%
Two or More Races	1.5%	1.58%	5.33%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.44%	27.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.9%	1.15%	27.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%