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Strachan
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English
Alternative forms
Irish surname en Strahan
Etymology
The village is named with en gd srath river valley + gd eachan foal. The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of en ga Ó Sruitheáin descendant of Sruitheán, a personal name from ga sruith sage elder + ga -án diminutive suffix.
Pronunciation
strôn
en /stɹɔːn/ UK
en /stɹɔn/ US
en /stɹɑn/ cot-caught
en ɔːn 1
Proper noun
~ s
en village carea/Aberdeenshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NO674922.
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Strachan is the 7781st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4266 individuals. Strachan is most common among White (66.17%) and Black/African American (27.38%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aachnrst trash can trashcan
en surnames from Scottish Gaelic surnames from Irish