Strauss (family name)

Strauss or Strauss is a family name .

Origin and meaning

1. Strauss is a nickname for Middle High German strūz and Middle Low German strūs > der Vogel Strauß <; after an ostrich feather in helmet decoration or as an allusion to the eyes or the gaze of the first name bearer. For example, in the young Titurel (around 1270) it says dīn ougen sullen dem strouze gelīchen (your eyes should resemble the bouquet).
2. Strauss is a family name that goes back to a house name.
3. Strauss is a nickname in Middle High German strūz > resistance, dispute, argument, battle <for a contentious person.
4. Strauss is a dwelling name in Middle High German strūz > Strauch, Büschel <.

supporting documents

• 1162: Heinric Struz occupies Magdeburg
• 1428/38: Heyne vamm Strause occupied in Eschede

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adolf Strauss (1879–1973), German Colonel General
• Adolf Strauss (1902–1944), German composer
• Albert Strauss (Manager) (1864–1929), American banking and economic manager
• Albert Strauss (fencer) (1876–1963), American fencer
• Albert Strauss (politician) (* 1939), German politician
• Albert von Strauss and Torney (1833–1896), German lawyer and archivist
• Alfred Strauss (1902–1933), German lawyer
• Andreas Strauss (* 1968), Austrian artist
• Andrew Strauss (* 1977), English cricketer
• Andy Strauss (* 1981), German poetry slammer
• Annika Strauss (* 1984), German actress, writer and screenwriter
• Anselm L. Strauss (1916–1996), American sociologist
• Anton Strauss (1828–1888), German gardener
• Arnold Strauss (1902–1965), German-American pathologist, art collector and partner of Irmgard Keuns
• Astrid Strauss (* 1968), German swimmer
• August Franz von Strauss (1737–1782), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop of Mainz

B.

• Benno Strauss (1873–1944), German metallurgist and physicist
• Bernd Strauss (* 1959), German sports psychologist and university professor
• Bernhard Strauss (psychologist) (* 1956), German psychologist, psychotherapist and university professor
• Bernhard Strauss (photographer) (* 1966), German photographer
• Bernhard Strauss (volleyball player) (* 1975), Austrian beach volleyball player
• Bertha Badt-Strauss (1885–1970), German publicist, journalist and author
• Botho Strauss (* 1944), German writer
• Bruno Strauss (1889–1969), German Germanist and historian of philosophy

C.

• Carl Strauss (politician) (1857–1937), German politician, mayor of Bad Hersfeld
• Carl Strauss (artist) (1873–1957), Swiss-American painter, etcher, and illustrator
• Carl Strauss (publisher) , German bookseller and publisher
• Carl Gottlieb Strauss (1743–1790), German clergyman and educator
• Carla Strauss (1944-2016), German table tennis player
• Carol Kahn Strauss (* 1944), American publicist
• Charles M. Strauss (1840-1892), American businessman and politician
• Christoph Strauss (1575–1631), Austrian composer, conductor and organist
• Claude Strauss , maiden name of Claude Vigée (* 1921), French poet
• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French ethnologist, anthropologist and author

D.

• Daniel Strauss (* 1965), German civil rights activist
• David Friedrich Strauss (1808–1874), German theologian and philosopher
• Dieter Strauss (* 1942), German specialist in German
• Dieter Strauss (* 1944), German football player
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn (* 1949), French politician
• Dorothea Strauss (* 1960), German art historian and curator

E.

• Edmund von Strauss (1869–1919), Austrian composer, music director and conductor
• Eduard Strauss (1835–1916), Austrian composer
• Eduard Strauss (philosopher) (1876–1952), German chemist and Jewish philosopher
• Eduard Strauss (chemist) (1890–1971), German chemist and entrepreneur
• Eduard Strauss II (1910–1969), Austrian conductor
• Eduard Strauss (lawyer) (* 1955), Austrian judge
• Emil Strauss (1866–1960), German writer
• Emil Strauss (journalist) (1889–1942), Austro-Czech journalist, politician and historian
• Erich Strauss (teacher) (1884–1953), German zoologist, mineralogist, teacher and director of the Chemnitz City Natural Science Collections
• Erich Strauss (local history researcher) (1921–2004), German businessman and local history researcher
• Ernest Strauss (also Ernst Strauss ; * 1929), German cellist, see Strauss Quartet
• Ernst Strauss (1901–1981), German art historian and piano teacher
• Ernst Strauss (pianist, 1915) (1915–?), Austrian pianist, violinist, composer and music critic

F.

• Fabian Strauss (* 1993), German basketball player and trainer
• Fabio Strauss (* 1994), Austrian soccer player
• Frank Strauss (* 1970), German bank manager and ice hockey player
• Franz Strauss ( Franz Joseph Strauss ; 1822–1905), German horn player and composer
• Franz Strauss (painter) (* 1957), Austrian painter and object artist
• Franz Georg Strauss (* 1961), German media entrepreneur
• Franz Josef Strauss (1915–1988), German politician (CSU)
• Franz Theodor Strauss (also Theodor Strauss ; 1859–1911), German carpet dealer, botanist and plant painter
• Franz Xaver Strauss (1898–1966), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
• Friedrich Strauss (theologian) ( Gerhard Friedrich Abraham Strauss ; 1786–1863), German theologian and preacher
• Friedrich von Strauss ( Friedrich Karl Joseph von Strauss ; 1787–1855), German civil servant, mycologist and botanist
• Friedrich Adolf Strauss (1817–1888), German theologian and preacher
• Fritz Strauss (lawyer) (also Fritz Strauss ; 1877– ??), German lawyer
• Fritz Strauss (writer) (also Fritz Strauss ; 1883–1970), German officer and writer
• Fritz Strauss (District Administrator) (also Fritz Strauss ; 1903–1948), German District Administrator
• Fritz Strauss (physician) (1907–1994), German-Swiss physician and university professor

G

• Gabriele Lackner-Strauss (* 1953), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
• Georg Strauss (politician) ( Georg Heinrich Strauss ; 1750–1804), German politician, mayor of Worms
• Georg Strauss (veterinarian) (also Georg Strauss ; 1800–1845), Austrian veterinarian and university professor
• Georg Strauss (boxer) , German boxer
• Georg Strauss (association official) (1896–1975), German association official, writer and publisher
• George Strauss, Baron Strauss (1901–1993), British politician
• Gerhard Strauss (1908–1984), German art historian
• Gottfried Strauss (1641–1706), German legal scholar and university professor

H

• Hanna Zweig-Strauss (* 1931), Swiss doctor and historian
• Hanns Strauss (1883–1946), German painter, craftsman and art teacher
• Hans Strauss (publisher) (1891 – after 1965), German magazine publisher
• Hans Strauss (physician) (1898–1978), German neurologist and psychiatrist
• Hans Strauss (lawyer, I) , German lawyer
• Hans Strauss (theologian) (1932–2011), German theologian
• Hans Strauss (lawyer, 1952) (* 1952), German lawyer
• Harry Strauss (1909–1941), American mobster
• Heinrich Strauss (botanist) (1850–1922), German botanist and gardener
• Heinrich Strauss (politician) ( Franz Heinrich Strauss ; 1882–1968), German politician (CVP)
• Heinrich Strauss (art historian) (1899 – after 1960), German-Israeli art historian
• Heinrich Strauss (administrative officer) , German administrative officer
• Helfried Strauss (* 1943), German photographer and university lecturer
• Henriette Strauss (1818–1878), Austrian singer
• Herbert A. Strauss ( Herbert Arthur Strauss ; 1918–2005), American historian
• Herbert L. Strauss ( Herbert Leopold Strauss ; 1936–2014), German-American chemist
• Hermann Strauss (doctor) (1868–1944), German internist
• Hermann Strauss (local history researcher) (1880–1970), Swiss local history researcher
• Hermann Strauss (athlete) (1931–2011), German athlete
• Hermann Strauss-Olsen (1880–1914), German businessman and writer
• Hugo Strauss (musician) (1869–1944), German composer, conductor and pianist
• Hugo Strauss (rower) (1907–1941), German rower
• Hugo von Strauss and Torney (1837–1919), German administrative officer and police chief
• Hugo Arnold Strauss (1872–1944), Swiss painter

I.

• Ingo Strauss (* 1975), German handball player
• Isaac Strauss (1806–1888), French composer
• Isidore Strauss (1845–1912), American businessman and politician

J

• Jacob Strauss (around 1480–1530), German theologian and reformer
• Jakob Strauss (* 1960), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Jo-Ann Strauss (* 1981), South African model and presenter
• Johann Strauss (mathematician) (1590–1630), German mathematician
• Johann Strauss (father) (also Johann Strauss I ; 1804–1849), Austrian conductor and composer
• Johann Strauss (son) (also Johann Strauss II ; 1825–1899), Austrian conductor and composer
• Johann Strauss (grandson) (also Johann Strauss III ; 1866–1939), Austrian conductor and composer
• Johann Christoph von Strauss († 1686), German major general
• Johann Gottfried Strauss (1718–1779), German preacher
• Johann Michael Strauss (1628–1692), German Lutheran theologian
• Johannes-Sebastian Strauss (* 1965), German guitarist and singer
• John-Patrick Strauss (* 1996), German soccer player
• Josef Strauss (1827–1870), Austrian composer, architect and inventor
• Josef Strauss (teacher) (1925–2013), Austrian teacher
• Josef Strauss (soccer player) (1928–2012), German soccer goalkeeper
• Joseph Strauss (musician) (1793–1866), Austrian violinist, composer and conductor
• Joseph Strauss (microbiologist) (* 1963), Austrian microbiologist, geneticist and university professor
• Joseph Baermann Strauss (1870–1938), American engineer
• Joulia Strauss (* 1974), Russian artist
• Jules Strauss († 1909), French composer and arranger
• Juliane Bogner-Strauss (* 1971), Austrian molecular biologist, biochemist and politician (ÖVP)
• Julius Strauss (1899–1976), German-American manufacturer
• Jürgen Strauss (* before 1949), German English studies specialist, linguist and university professor

K

• Kai Strauss (* 1970), German blues musician
• Karl Strauss (banker) (1872 / 1873–1927), German banker
• Karl Strauss (teacher) (1883–1942), German teacher and politician
• Karl Strauss (engineer) (* 1940), German engineer and university professor
• Karl-Heinz Strauss (* 1960), Austrian construction manager
• Katja Strauss-Köster (* 1970), German politician, Mayor of Herdecke
• Klara Strauss (1875–1941), German factory owner's wife, see list of stumbling blocks in Munich
• Kurt Strauss (1901–1944), German surgeon and university professor

L.

• Leo Strauss (1899–1973), German-American philosopher
• Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-American industrialist
• Levi Strauss (1839–1926), German businessman, politician and journalist
• Lewis Strauss (1896–1974), American politician
• Lieselotte Strauss (1913–2007), German graphic artist
• Liselotte Eichmann-Strauss (1914– ??), German-Swiss painter and sculptor
• Lothar von Strauss and Torney (1835–1903), German major general
• Lotte Strauss (1913–1985), German pathologist
• Ludwig Strauss (lawyer) (1869 – after 1928), Austrian lawyer and university professor
• Ludwig Strauss (1892–1953), German writer and literary scholar
• Ludwig G. Strauss (1949–2013), German radiologist
• Lulu von Strauss and Torney (1873–1956), German poet and writer

M.

• Marcel Strauss (* 1976), Swiss cyclist
• Marianne Strauss (1930–1984), German economist
• Marianne Strauss-Ellenbogen (1923–1996), German contemporary witness of the Holocaust
• Martin Strauss (* 1959), German writer
• Matthias Strauss (* 1956), German basketball player
• Max Strauss (* 1959), German lawyer
• Michael Strauss (1950–1999), German cell biologist and university professor
• Moses Strauss (1887–1981), German doctor and community leader

N

• Nadine Strauss (* 1995), Austrian beach volleyball player
• Neil Strauss (* 1969), American journalist and author
• Nita Strauss (* 1986), American guitarist

O

• Ofra Strauss (* 1960), Israeli entrepreneur
• Ottmar Edwin Strauss (1878–1941), German industrialist
• Otto Strauss (theologian) (1827–1880), German theologian
• Otto Strauss (politician, 1870) (1870–1938), German politician (WP), MdR
• Otto Strauss (Indologist) ( Otto Hermann Strauss ; 1881–1940), German Indologist and university professor
• Otto Strauss (politician, II) , German politician (SED), MdV

P

• Paul Strauss (politician) (1923-1995), German politician (SED)
• Paul-Friedrich Strauss (* 1922), German general
• Pauline Strauss-de Ahna (1863–1950), German singer (soprano)
• Pavol Strauss (1912–1994), Slovak doctor, philosopher, essayist and translator
• Peter Strauss (day laborer) (1900–1934), Austrian day laborer
• Peter Strauss (actor, 1947) ( Peter Lawrence Strauss ; * 1947), American actor
• Peter Strauss (actor, 1958) (* 1958), Austrian actor
• Peter A. Strauss (* 1971), German chef

R.

• Rainer Strauss , German lawyer and university professor
• Reinhard Strauss († after 1933), German company founder
• Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer
• Robert Strauss (actor) (1913–1975), American actor
• Robert Strauss (soccer player) (* 1986), German soccer player
• Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014), American diplomat and politician
• Roland Strauss (neuroscientist) , German neurobiologist and university professor
• Roland Strauss (geologist) , German engineering geologist and university professor
• Rolene Strauss (* 1992), South African model
• Rolf Strauss (* 1939), German homeland researcher and home curator
• Rolf-Peter Strauss (* 1961), German engineer and university lecturer for energy technology
• Roswitha Strauss (* 1946), German politician (CDU)
• Rudolf Strauss (1894–1969), German physician
• Rudolph Strauss (1904–1987), German educator and archivist
• Ruth Strauss (* 1963), English squash player

S.

• Sigmund Strauss (1875–1942), Austrian physicist
• Simon Strauss (* 2000), Austrian soccer player
• Simon Strauss (* 1988), German historian, writer and journalist
• Sissy Strauss (* 1944), Austrian salonnière
• Susanne Strauss (* 1976), German sociologist and university professor

T

• Teresa Strauss (* 1995), Austrian beach volleyball player
• Theodor Strauss (1846–1916), German businessman and Freemason
• Theodore Strauss (screenwriter, 1912) (1912–1989), American screenwriter and film producer
• Theodore Strauss (screenwriter, II) , American screenwriter
• Theodore Strauss (Manager) ( Ted Strauss ; 1925-2014), American manager and banker
• Thomas Strauss (* 1953), German rower
• Tilman Strauss (* 1982), German actor

U

• Ulrich Strauss (* 1929), German violinist, see Strauss Quartet
• Ulrich Strauss (* 1941), German philatelist
• Ursula Strauss (* 1974), Austrian actress

V

• Viktor Strauss (Lieutenant General) (1848–1938), German Lieutenant General
• Viktor von Strauss and Torney (1809–1899), German translator, hymn poet and politician

W.

• Walter Strauss (engineer) (1893–1952), German engineer and non-fiction author
• Walter Strauss (journalist) (1895 – around 1942), German journalist, writer and critic
• Walter Strauss (physician) (1895 – after 1945), German physician and university professor
• Walter Strauss (historian) (1898–1982), German historian and history educator
• Walter Strauss (politician) (1900–1976), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
• Walter Strauss (architect) (1909– ??), German architect
• Walter A. Strauss ( Walter Adolf Strauss ; 1923–2008), American literary scholar
• Walter L. Strauss ( Walter Leopold Strauss ; 1922–1988), American art historian, entrepreneur and publisher
• Walther Strauss (1892 – after 1935), German construction officer
• Werner Strauss (historian) (1928–2017), German political scientist and historian
• Werner Strauss (mathematician) , German mathematician and university professor
• Werner Strauss (archivist) , German archivist and local history researcher
• Wilhelm Strauss (entrepreneur) (1810–1863), German sugar manufacturer
• Wilhelm Strauss (alpinist) (1838–1927), German alpinist and author
• Wilhelm Strauss (painter, 1845) (1845–1917), German painter
• Wilhelm Strauss (politician, 1854) (1854–1901), German politician, mayor of Rheydt
• Wilhelm Strauss (politician, 1872) (1872–1950), German farmer and politician, MdL Braunschweig
• Wilhelm Strauss (painter, 1902) (1902–1985), German painter, graphic artist and art teacher
• Wolfgang Strauss (composer) (1927–2018), German composer and conductor
• Wolfgang Strauss (author) (also Wolfgang Strauss ; 1931–2014), German author and political theorist
• Wolfgang Strauss (* 1951), German media artist, see Fleischmann & Strauss
• Wolfgang Strauss (ice hockey player) (* 1969), Austrian ice hockey player

X

• Xaver Strauss (1910 – after 1954), German SS leader

Z

• Zohar Strauss (* 1972), Israeli actor

See also

• Strauss and Torney , noble family from Lower Saxony
• Strauss (family) , composer family

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden, Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim-Leipzig-Vienna-Zurich, 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , pp. 652f.
2. ↑ Duden, Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim-Leipzig-Vienna-Zurich, 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , pp. 652f.