Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
STRACHAN
There are approximately 11,367 people named Strachan in the UK. That makes it the 921th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 180 are named Strachan.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
StrahanStraughan
Strach
Strachen
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Strachann
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Strachanie
Strachand
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Strachant
Stracha
Strachanow
Starachan
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Strachal
Stracham
Strachau
Starchan
The Strachan surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic. Local) From the parish of Strachan in Kincardineshire, Scotland, formerly Strathaen. The name may come from stra or strath, a vale, from the root strath, a valley, through which a river runs, and chan or ceann, the head, meaning "the head of the valley," or "a little valley," from Strathan.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
STRACHAN.* The family are descended from Adam Strachanen, to whom Thomas. Earl of Mar, his wife's cousin, granted, temp. David II., the lauds of Glenkindie, CO. Aberdeen, where the family continued to reside in 1722. Nisbet.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.