Strange Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 17
Buckinghamshire 97
Berkshire 203
Cambridgeshire 32
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 49
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 64
Devon 12
Dorset 110
Durham 25
Essex 125
Gloucestershire 280
Hampshire 179
Herefordshire 14
Hertfordshire 31
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 10
Isle of Man 0
Kent 119
Lancashire 224
Leicestershire 40
Lincolnshire 7
London 582
Middlesex 126
Northumberland 11
Norfolk 9
Northamptonshire 18
Nottinghamshire 32
Oxfordshire 114
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 10
Shropshire 34
Suffolk 83
Somerset 85
Surrey 130
Sussex 77
Staffordshire 17
Warwickshire 33
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 369
Worcestershire 63
Yorkshire 50

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 6
Denbighshire 11
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 57
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 56
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Strange Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Strange family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 72
General Labourer 50
General Servant Domestic 32
Dress Maker 29
Laundress Wash 22
Scholar 22
House Maid Domestic 18
Farmer 18
Housemaid Domestic 15
Cook Domestic 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Carpenter 12
Servant Domestic 12
Gardener Domestic 12
Domestic Servant 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
House Keeper Domestic 8
Railway Clerk 8
Assistant 7
Blacksmith 7
Bricklayer 7
Charwoman 7
Commercial Traveller 7
Dressmaker 7
Cotton Weaver 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Strange

Name Census Frequency
William Strange 1,404
Mary Strange 1,254
John Strange 944
Elizabeth Strange 874
Sarah Strange 740
James Strange 695
Thomas Strange 681
George Strange 652
Charles Strange 509
Ann Strange 441
Henry Strange 424
Frederick Strange 382
Eliza Strange 362
Joseph Strange 360
Jane Strange 333
Ellen Strange 323
Emma Strange 323
Alice Strange 314
Edward Strange 285
Emily Strange 285
Alfred Strange 257
Annie Strange 257
Arthur Strange 247
Robert Strange 238
Florence Strange 230

Strange Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Strong 71% 32,589
2 Strange 100% 22,095
3 Strang 86% 1,309
4 String 71% 708
5 Stronge 86% 333
6 Strainge 88% 272
7 Estrange 88% 208
8 Stringe 86% 181
9 Staring 57% 103

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The surname Strange is the 2nd most popular variant of Strong.

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