Strachan

== English == === Alternative forms === (Irish surname): Strahan === Etymology === The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”). === Pronunciation === enPR: strôn (UK) IPA(key): /stɹɔːn/ (US) IPA(key): /stɹɔn/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /stɹɑn/ Rhymes: -ɔːn === Proper noun === Strachan (countable and uncountable, plural Strachans) A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922). A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Strachan is the 7781st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4266 individuals. Strachan is most common among White (66.17%) and Black/African American (27.38%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Strachan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === trash can, trashcan