The Straughan Last Name

Straughan is a spelling of the Scottish surname Strachan. Name scholars give the meaning as “Valley of the stream”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Straughan as one of the forms Strachan took over time. The same family of names includes Strahan.

In the records

According to the 2010 US Census, the Straughan surname had 925 bearers.

Heraldry and the Straughan name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Straughan, so the heraldry linked to Strachan is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Straughan report, with a museum-style coat of arms.