Strachan Family History
Strachan Name Meaning
Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus): habitational name from Strachan in Banchory (Kincardineshire) pronounced Strawn. The placename derives from Gaelic srath ‘valley’ + a lenited form of the local river name Feugh. Irish (Mayo): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Srutháin Ó Sruitheáin ‘descendant of Sruithán’ a personal name from a diminutive of sruith ‘sage elder’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022