Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
STRAIN
We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
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Stra
The Strain surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in the north of Scotland, written Strane. It may be a contraction of Strachan, a little strath or valley.