Explore the Family Name Strout

The meaning of Strout

1. English: nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle English strout, strut ‘strife, dispute, debate’ (Old English strūt). 2. English: from the Old Norse personal name Strútr, Strut, apparently a nickname from strútr ‘pointed hood’ (referring to a cone-like ornament on a headdress or cap). 3. Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Stroet: habitational name from Stroet in North Holland or a topographic name from Dutch stroet ‘brush, thicket, swamp’.

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

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

The surname Strout, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 10,243rd in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 10,826th. Despite its drop in rank, the actual number of people with the Strout surname slightly increased from 2,888 in 2000 to 2,942 in 2010, a rise of 1.87%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,243	#10,826	-5.69%
Count	2,888	2,942	1.87%
Proportion per 100k	1.07	1	-6.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strout

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Strout identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decline of 1.56% over this period. There were significant increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with growth rates of 142.86% and 89.69% respectively. Those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw modest increases, while there was a small decline among those identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	94.22%	-1.56%
Hispanic	0.97%	1.84%	89.69%
Two or More Races	1.32%	1.36%	3.03%
Black	1.42%	1.36%	-4.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.71%	86.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.21%	0.51%	142.86%