Explore the Family Name Strayhorn

The meaning of Strayhorn

Probably an altered form of Scottish or Irish Strachan, Straughan, reflecting the pronunciation, or of their variant Strawhorn.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Strayhorn has experienced slight shifts in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 18,153rd most popular and by 2010, it had shifted to 18,378th, a 1.24 percent decrease. However, the actual count of people with the Strayhorn surname increased from 1,414 in 2000 to 1,507 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 6.58 percent. The proportions per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 1.92 percent from 0.52 to 0.51 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,153	#18,378	-1.24%
Count	1,414	1,507	6.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.51	-1.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strayhorn

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals considerable changes in the ethnic identities associated with the Strayhorn surname between 2000 and 2010. The white population with this surname decreased by 11.26 percent, from 48.23 percent to 42.80 percent. Conversely, both the Black and Hispanic populations saw increases, with the Black population rising from 48.23 percent to 49.30 percent and the Hispanic population experiencing a significant increase from 0.64 percent to 2.52 percent. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased dramatically from 1.56 percent to 3.85 percent. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories saw their percentages drop to zero, likely due to data suppression for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	48.23%	49.3%	2.22%
White	48.23%	42.8%	-11.26%
Two or More Races	1.56%	3.85%	146.79%
Hispanic	0.64%	2.52%	293.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.92%	0%	0%