Strange (surname)
family name
Strange, Le Strange or le Strange is a surname. It may refer to:
People
Adario Strange, American writer, editor, film director and artist
Alan Strange (1906–1994), American Major League Baseball player
Albert Strange (1855–1917), English artist and yacht designer
Alexander Strange (1818–1876), British Indian Army officer, took part in the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
Alfred Strange (1900–1978), English footballer
Allen Strange (1943–2008), American composer
Barry Strange, Australian rules footballer in the 1950s and '60s
Billy Strange (1930–2012), American musician
Brenton Strange (born 2000), American football player
Charles Strange (1909–1992), Canadian politician
Cole Strange (born 1998), American football player
Curtis Strange (born 1955), American golfer
Cy Strange (1915–1987), Canadian radio broadcaster
David Strange, English cellist and professor
Dee Strange-Gordon (born 1988), American baseball player
Doug Strange (born 1964), former Major League Baseball player
Edmund Strange (1871–1925), English footballer
Frederick Strange (–1854) English natural history collector, active until death in Australia.
Frederick William Strange (1844–1897), English-born physician, surgeon and politician in Ontario, Canada
Frederick William Strange (rower) (1853–1889), Englishman who promoted competitive outdoor sports in Japan
Glenn Strange (1899–1973), American actor
Graham Strange (born 1968), Bermudian cricketer
Guy Le Strange (1854–1933), British Orientalist
Helena Pedersdatter Strange (c.
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The phrase “family name” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16883902. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1906, 1994, 1855 and 1917.
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