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10/20/2023, 12:22 AM Felie
3/12/2017, 1:24 AM LMS
3/5/2016, 4:15 PM HL

Name Strachan
Type Surname
Usage Scottish, Caribbean
Pronounced Pron. Strawn(Scottish)
Other Forms FormsStrateyhan, Straghan
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Scottish habitational name from a place in the parish of Banchory, Kincardineshire, which is first recorded in 1153 in the form Strateyhan, and is perhaps named from Gaelic srath ‘valley’ + eachain, genitive case of eachan ‘foal’.
Added 3/5/2016 by HL