Explore the Family Name Strine

The meaning of Strine

Possibly an Americanized form of Austrian German Strein, a nickname from Middle High German streun ‘roamer’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Strine has seen a notable increase in the United States between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,578th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 14,585th spot, a rise of 6.37%. The actual count of people with this surname also rose from 1,723 to 2,042 during this decade, marking an increase of 18.51%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Strine per 100,000 U.S. residents grew from 0.64 to 0.69 over the ten-year period, indicating a growth rate of 7.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,578	#14,585	6.37%
Count	1,723	2,042	18.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.69	7.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strine

When looking at the ethnic identities associated with the Strine surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some significant shifts from 2000 to 2010. White individuals carrying the surname decreased from 95.24% to 91.14%, while those identifying as Black saw a considerable increase from 1.80% to 4.46%. Those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 1.57% to 2.25%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively low at 0.39% and 0.78% respectively in 2010. Notably, there was a marked surge in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, which shot up from 0.52% to 0.98%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.24%	91.14%	-4.3%
Black	1.8%	4.46%	147.78%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.25%	43.31%
Two or More Races	0.52%	0.98%	88.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0.78%	69.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.39%	-4.88%