Explore the Family Name Strachota

The meaning of Strachota

Czech and Polish: from the old personal name Strachota, derived from strach ‘fear’. In some cases it was an erroneous translation of the Greek personal name Methodios (thought to be derived from Latin metus ‘fear’ instead of Greek methodos ‘pursuit, method’), borne by St. Methodius (826–69), a missionary who, together with his brother Cyril, brought Christianity to the Slavs.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Strachota saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Strachota was ranked as the 70,473rd most common surname, but by 2010 it fell to 75,317th, a change of -6.87%. The count of individuals with this last name also dropped from 259 in 2000 to 256 in 2010, indicating a -1.16% change. The proportion of individuals named Strachota per 100,000 people similarly decreased by 10%, going from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,473	#75,317	-6.87%
Count	259	256	-1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strachota

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Strachota, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that almost all bearers of this name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with percentages being 98.84% and 98.83% respectively. There were no significant changes observed in other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period. These categories either remained at zero or were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.84%	98.83%	-0.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%