Strahan

English

Etymology

Variant of Strachan.

Proper noun

Strahan (countable and uncountable, plural Strahans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A town on Macquarie Harbour in West Coast council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Sir George Strahan. A former name was Regatta Point.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Strahan is the 9172^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3559 individuals. Strahan is most common among White (85.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Strahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.