Around the globe, Strauss (Strauss 
, Strauß 
, שטראוס 
) is quite a rare boy's given name. The first name Strauss is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare masculine name, South Africa, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Philippines. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Strauss is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Strauss | Germany, Namibia, Austria, United States, South Africa |
| Strauß | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, United States |
| שטראוס | Israel |
| Штраус | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
Strauss is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| lorenz strauss Court physician of Hesse-Darmstadt, professor of medicine, and editor (b. 1633) |
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| amand strauss (b. 1738) |
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| gottlieb augustin maximilian von strauss DE (b. 1738) |
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lewis strauss American activist (1896-1974), US (b. 1896) |
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elliott b. strauss United States Navy Rear Admiral, US (b. 1903) |
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| sandel strauss holocaust victim, b. 1861-09-30, CZ (b. 1861) |
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| sebald strauss holocaust victim, b. 1866-01-12, CZ (b. 1866) |
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| hersch strauss holocaust victim, b. 1871-12-16 (b. 1871) |
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| sibille strauss Holocaust victim, b. 1874-01-14 (b. 1874) |
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| heřman strauss holocaust victim, b. 1874-01-25, CZ (b. 1874) |
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| betti strauss Holocaust victim, born 1874-04-23, DE (b. 1874) |
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| selig strauss holocaust victim, b. 1876-06-23, CZ (b. 1876) |
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| dutch strauss American football player (1897-1969), US (b. 1897) |
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| ray strauss Australian sportsman (1927-2013), AU (b. 1927) |
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dupreez strauss South African conductor, ZA (b. 1978) |
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