Strange Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Strange Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Strange family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 486
Agricultural Labourer 54
General Labourer 36
Living On Own Means 34
Domestic Servant 30
Laundress 25
Farmer 23
Farm Labourer 22
Dress Maker 21
Butcher 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Labourer 17
Coal Miner 16
Living On Her Own Means 14
General Servant 13
General Domestic Servant 12
House Keeper 12
Dressmaker 11
Baker 10
Ag Labourer 8
Tailoress 8
Errand Boy 8
Assistant 8
Carpenter 8
Cook Domestic 7

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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