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Strauss

in West Virginia

There are 26 people with the last name "Strauss" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

NameRank
Strauss 6,009
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  1. is 6,005th most common Steorts
  2. is 6,006th most common Stidham
  3. is 6,007th most common Stieringer
  4. is 6,008th most common Stockwell
  5. is 6,009th most common Strauss
  6. is 6,010th most common Sulser
  7. is 6,011th most common Tefft
  8. is 6,012th most common Tharpe
  9. is 6,013th most common Thatcher

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Strauss

Howard, Barbara, Bill, Carter, Catherine, Cathy, Dorothy, Eugene, George

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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