Explore the Family Name Strawder

The meaning of Strawder

Possibly an Americanized form of North German Strater.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Strawder experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 20,654th most popular surname, and by 2010 it had moved to the 20,664th spot, representing a negligible shift of -0.05%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 7.56%, from 1,191 in 2000 to 1,281 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100k people decreased by -2.27%, indicating that while the number of Strawders grew, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,654	#20,664	-0.05%
Count	1,191	1,281	7.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.43	-2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strawder

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts within the Strawder surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Strawders identifying as Black saw a minor increase of 0.80%, rising from 54.91% to 55.35%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White experienced a decrease of -7.20%, moving from 40.13% to 37.24%. Those who identified with two or more races saw the largest change with an 89.23% increase, although they still represent a small portion at 4.92%. The Hispanic group saw a 20.83% increase, from 1.68% to 2.03%. There were no recorded Strawders identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010 with 0.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	54.91%	55.35%	0.8%
White	40.13%	37.24%	-7.2%
Two or More Races	2.6%	4.92%	89.23%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.03%	20.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%