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- Strachan - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Strachan
- Used in: 3 countries
The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Strach Root name
Popularity by Country
Strachan
Rank #7760
Frequency
3,948 people (1.46 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 70.87% Hispanic 1.49% Black 24.75% Asian/PI 0.51% Native Am. 0.41% Two+ 1.98%
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