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

Stroh, 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 Stroh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stroh in America

Stroh is the 7012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stroh surname appeared 4,777 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Stroh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stroh 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 Stroh

The surname STROH is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "strō," meaning "straw" or "thatch." It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with straw, such as a thatcher or a straw seller.

The earliest recorded instances of the STROH surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. One of the earliest documented references to the name is found in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Cunrat Strō was mentioned in 1289.

During the medieval period, the STROH surname was sometimes spelled differently, reflecting regional variations in language and dialects. Some of these historical spellings include Stro, Strau, and Stroe.

In the 14th century, the STROH name appeared in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony. This record mentions a "Johannes Stroh" who lived in the village of Großenhain.

One notable bearer of the STROH surname was Johann Stroh (1531-1592), a German theologian and Reformer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in the Duchy of Württemberg.

Another historical figure with the STROH name was Theodor Stroh (1818-1888), a German-born American brewer who founded the Theo. Stroh Brewery Company in Detroit, Michigan, in 1850. This brewery later became one of the largest breweries in the United States.

In the 19th century, the STROH surname was also found in the records of the town of Büdingen, in the German state of Hesse. One notable individual from this area was Karl Stroh (1822-1898), a German immigrant to the United States who became a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Philadelphia.

Other notable individuals with the STROH surname include Max Stroh (1858-1942), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Chicago, and Ernst Stroh (1922-2005), a German physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stroh

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

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 Stroh 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 Stroh 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 Stroh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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