Explore the Family Name Strohm

The meaning of Strohm

German: 1. probably a variant of Strahm. 2. from Middle High German, Middle Low German strōmen ‘to move about’, a nickname for a vagrant. 3. habitational name from Strohm near Bremen.

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

The surname Strohm, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in overall popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 12,705 in 2000 to 13,486 in 2010, representing a 6.15% decrease. On the contrary, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly from 2,232 in 2000 to 2,253 in 2010, an increase of 0.94%. However, when considering its proportion per 100K people, it decreased by 8.43%, from 0.83 in 2000 to 0.76 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,705	#13,486	-6.15%
Count	2,232	2,253	0.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.76	-8.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strohm

In terms of ethnic identities associated with the surname Strohm, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts over the decade. In 2000, the majority of Strohms were identified as White, at 96.06%, and this percentage decreased slightly to 94.63% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a relative increase of 55.41%, from 1.57% in 2000 to 2.44% in 2010. Similarly, the number of Strohms identifying as Black rose by 163.64%, although it remained a small proportion of the total. The percentage of Strohms identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 23.46%, while those claiming two or more races increased by 41.18%. The percentage of Strohms identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased slightly, by 8.16%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	94.63%	-1.49%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.44%	55.41%
Two or More Races	0.85%	1.2%	41.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.62%	-23.46%
Black	0.22%	0.58%	163.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0.53%	8.16%