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

Strouse, 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 Strouse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Strouse in America

Strouse is the 8350th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Strouse surname appeared 3,964 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Strouse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Strouse 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 Strouse

The surname Strouse has its origins in the German language. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "struse," which means "bundle" or "sheaf." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as an occupational surname to someone who worked with bundles or sheaves, perhaps a farmer or a merchant dealing in grain or hay.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Strouse can be traced back to the 16th century in various regions of Germany. It appears in historical records and documents from areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. The name was likely carried by individuals who migrated from these regions to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas.

In the Palatinate region of Germany, the name Strouse can be found in records dating back to the 17th century. One notable example is Johann Strouse, born in 1642 in the village of Weingarten, who was a farmer and landowner. His descendants carried the name forward in the region for several generations.

During the 18th century, the name Strouse started appearing in records in other European countries, likely due to migration and the spread of German settlers. For instance, in the Netherlands, there are records of a merchant named Pieter Strouse, born in 1721 in Amsterdam, who traded in textiles and imported goods from Germany.

As German immigrants began to arrive in North America in significant numbers during the 18th and 19th centuries, the Strouse surname found its way to the New World. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Johann Christoph Strouse, born in 1732 in the Palatinate region, who immigrated to Pennsylvania in the 1750s and settled in the area that would become Berks County.

Other notable individuals bearing the Strouse surname include:

1. Johann Georg Strouse (1715-1789), a German-born farmer and community leader who settled in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the mid-18th century.

2. Frederick Strouse (1808-1875), an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in the mid-19th century.

3. Adolph Strouse (1852-1923), a German-American businessman and philanthropist from Chicago, who founded the Strouse Corporation, a successful import-export company.

4. Ernst Strouse (1876-1949), a German-born American architect known for his work in the Craftsman and Prairie School styles, particularly in the Midwest.

5. Mildred Strouse (1907-1997), an American writer and historian who authored several books on the history of Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley region.

While the Strouse surname has undergone some variations in spelling over the centuries, such as Strauss, Strausse, and Strous, the core meaning and origin remain rooted in the German language and its connection to the concept of bundles or sheaves.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Strouse

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

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

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