<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> of Balcaskie </Td> </Tr> <P> Clan Strange is a Lowland Scottish clan . </P> <P> The surname Strange is more often found as Strang . It is probably derived from the Norman or French word etrange, which means foreign . The Strang rendering is believed to derive from the Scots dialect for the word strong . </P> <P> In around 1255 Home le Estraunge was in the service of the Scottish king . In around 1340 Thomas de Strang held land around Aberdeen . In about 1362 John Strang married Cecilia, sister of Richard Anstruther of that Ilk and as part of the marriage settlement, Strang received some of the lands of Balcaskie . </P>

Where does the last name strange come from