Definitions for strauss
straʊs, ʃtraʊs; ˈrɪx ɑrtstrauss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Strauss, Richard Straussnoun

   German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)

2. Strauss, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Youngernoun

   Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)

3. Strauss, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Eldernoun

   Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STRAUSS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Strauss is ranked #2604 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Strauss surname appeared 13,840 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Strauss.
   
   93.3% or 12,918 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 410 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 212 total occurrences were Black.
   1.1% or 152 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 107 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Composer

How to pronounce strauss?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strauss in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strauss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of strauss in a Sentence

1. An OSU spokesperson:

   Ohio State has led the effort to investigate and expose Richard Strauss ' abuse and the university's failure at the time to adequately respond to or prevent Richard Strauss ' abuse. We express our deep regret and apologies to all who experienced Strauss' abuse and remain actively committed to a fair resolution, including a monetary resolution.

2. Jim Jordan:

   It was almost as though he taught Larry Nasser what he did, doc Strauss was more prolific.

3. Gadi Lesin:

   Strauss Coffee's companies in Russia and Ukraine ... are coping successfully and according to plan with the crisis in those countries.

4. Jerry Seinfeld:

   FYC event. ( Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Jerry Seinfeld KEEPS HOPE ALIVE FOR POSSIBLE SITCOM REVIVAL No, it doesn't interest me. I do a lot of raisin stuff, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP said. I have a lot of raisin material. Because you know you have the Sun-Maid company, and you have the Raisinet people. The ‘ My Next Guest Needs No Introduction ’ host then asked Seinfeld whether he sides with the Sun-Maid people, according to Complex. I just think that it’s interesting that after 80 years, Sun-Maid finally went,' Hey, why do n’t we put some chocolate on it ?' Imagine not thinking of that for 80 years. So that really gets me excited, that people pay me to talk about those kinds of things.

5. Dunyasha Yetts:

   I remember I had a thumb injury and went into Strauss ’ office and Richard Strauss started pulling down my wrestling shorts, i ’m like, what the f --- are you doing ? And I went out and told Russ and Jim Jordan what happened. I was not having it. They went in and talked to Richard Strauss.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=strauss
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html