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Family name Straus (Straus , שטראוס , Страус ) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The surname Straus is habitual in Slovenia, where it is quite a common surname, Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Germany, and Israel. Much less frequently, Straus is the forename as well as the last name.