Find out how popular the last name Strah is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Strah.

Strah, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Strah surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Strah in America

Strah is the 80131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Strah surname appeared 237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Strah.

We can also compare 2010 data for Strah to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Strah

The surname STRAH originates from the Czech Republic, with roots tracing back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Old Czech word "strach," which translates to "fear" or "terror." The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a fearful or intimidating demeanor.

In the early 13th century, records show the name appearing in the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of historical documents from the Kingdom of Bohemia. One entry mentions a man named Strahomil, which combines the root "strah" with the Slavic name suffix "-mil," meaning "beloved."

The earliest recorded instance of the surname STRAH dates back to 1379, when a certain Václav Strah was listed as a landowner in the village of Holubice, near the city of Olomouc. This region, now part of the Czech Republic, was then part of the Margraviate of Moravia, a principality within the Holy Roman Empire.

In the 15th century, the name STRAH appeared in the Hussiten-Register, a register of Hussite nobles and gentry from the Kingdom of Bohemia. One notable entry is Jan Strah of Libochovice, a Hussite military leader born around 1390.

During the 16th century, the surname STRAH began to spread beyond the Czech lands. In 1562, a man named Hans Strah was recorded as a citizen of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, in present-day Bavaria, Germany.

Other notable individuals with the surname STRAH include:

1. Jiří Strah (c. 1590-1656), a Czech Renaissance painter known for his religious works in churches across Bohemia.
2. Bedřich Strah (1779-1847), a Czech writer and translator who popularized the works of Shakespeare in the Czech language.
3. Klára Strahová (1856-1934), a Czech opera singer who performed at the National Theatre in Prague and across Europe.
4. Josef Strah (1899-1978), a Czech-American architect who designed several notable buildings in New York City, including the Bronx County Courthouse.
5. Zdeněk Strah (1920-2003), a Czech professional ice hockey player who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Strah

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Strah.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Strah was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Strah has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Strah was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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