The Strang surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,341 people carried this name — #7,652 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,381 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Strang surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the strang’.

An early record he cites: Adam Strang, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 722 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

535 people named Strang are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 325
Finland (2026) 210

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Scotland’s registers today

Strang was recorded 38 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 672nd most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 50. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Strang in American newspapers,
1910–1911.

Newspaper page from The Ekalaka Eagle carrying the name Strang
The Ekalaka Eagle 1911-05-26
Newspaper page from The Ekalaka Eagle carrying the name Strang
The Ekalaka Eagle 1911-02-17
Newspaper page from The Searchlight carrying the name Strang
The Searchlight 1910-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 145,273 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Strang in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

16,536 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Strang. The most, 4,415, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 6,459
Victoria 2,732
South Australia 2,600
Queensland 2,278
Western Australia 1,756
Tasmania 437
ACT (Canberra) 230
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Strang.

Who carried it

People named Strang,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Agnes Rogerson Strang
    Agnes Rogerson Strang d. 1933
  • Daniel Strang d. 1777 · spy
  • Agnes Strang d. 1849
  • Grace Strang d. 1888
  • Jessie Gibb d. 1884
  • Margaret Steven d. 1957

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Strang,
in the records of 10 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States810 records

810 records of the Strang name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 280
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 174
  • Other U.S. records 356
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John H. Strang

    Born 1912 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Dix; plumber from Camden County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William R. Strang

    Born 1916 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Philadelphia; welder from Delaware County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna K. Strang

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Celtic from Liverpool, aged 17; servant. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 810 records for Strang in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1,462 records

1,462 records of the Strang name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 828
  • Dutch population registers 507
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 127
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Julius Wilhelmus Christiaan Strang

    Married in 1871 in 's-Gravenhage; civil servant. Died 1899 in Rotterdam, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrikus Strang

    Married in 1917 in Amsterdam; engineer. Died 1969 in Baarn, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Maria Strang

    Married in 1822 in Rotterdam. Died 1886 in Rotterdam, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,462 records for Strang in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia457 records

457 records of the Strang name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 272
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 61
  • Other Australian records 124
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Strang

    Died 1906 in Flowerdale, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1907.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Strang

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Earl of Eglinton, aged 32; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Strang

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mermaid, arriving 1830; certificate of freedom 1836.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 457 records for Strang in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada167 records

167 records of the Strang name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 124
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 12
  • Other Canadian records 31
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas L. Strang

    Killed in 1929 at the Dominion No. 1B mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Cleetus Strang

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 58.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Fielden Strang

    Died 1965; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 167 records for Strang in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany121 records

121 records of the Strang name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 120
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Clemens Strang

    From Hagen, Westf. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 9 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 96).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andreas Strang

    Left Illereichen for North America in 1888; master locksmith.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Augsburg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Strang

    From Breinig. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 8 September 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 161).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 121 records for Strang in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom89 records

89 records of the Strang name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 71
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 13
  • Other British records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Strang

    Died 1924, aged 71; buried at Kilmadock Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record James Buchanan Strang

    Born 1889. Died 1916. Named in the University of Edinburgh roll of honour, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Strang

    King's Own Scottish Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 89 records for Strang in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Strang name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record David Strang

    Died 1960, aged 90; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Strang in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Strang name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rita Strang

    Born 1916 in Canada; died 1999 in Saint-Pierre.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Strang in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Strang name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Lars Strang

    Census of 1910: Lærumteigen (Solheim), Vaale; farmer, born 1859 in Vaale.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Strang in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Strang name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ludovicus Strang

    Died 1927 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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