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Strauss

in Rhode Island

There are 32 people with the last name "Strauss" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Strauss 4,402
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  1. is 4,398th most common Segal
  2. is 4,399th most common Seltzer
  3. is 4,400th most common Slade
  4. is 4,401st most common Stepanian
  5. is 4,402nd most common Strauss
  6. is 4,403rd most common Suazo
  7. is 4,404th most common Swann
  8. is 4,405th most common Tarvis
  9. is 4,406th most common Tillman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Strauss

Charles, David, Justin, Alan, Arthur, Claudia, Deborah, Diane, Greg, Heidi

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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