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Strauss

in Ohio

There are 664 people with the last name "Strauss" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

NameRank
Strauss 1,729
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  1. is 1,725th most common Stidham
  2. is 1,726th most common Goodrich
  3. is 1,727th most common Simpkins
  4. is 1,728th most common Keck
  5. is 1,729th most common Strauss
  6. is 1,730th most common Whittington
  7. is 1,731st most common Graber
  8. is 1,732nd most common Ballinger
  9. is 1,733rd most common Larkin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Stratton, Strange, Strand, Strain, Straub, Strait, Strader, Strawn, Strang, Straight

Most Common First Names for Strauss

Robert, John, Michael, Richard, Kenneth, Matthew, William, James, Joseph, Linda

Meaning & History

German: nickname for an awkward or belligerent person, from Middle High German strūz ‘quarrel’, ‘complaint’.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German strūze, German Strauss ‘ostrich’, hence a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an ostrich, or (among the German nobility) a nickname for someone whose coat-of-arms featured an ostrich, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird. In some cases the Jewish surname was ornamental.

Dutch: from a Germanic personal name, Strūsso.

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