- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: “small stream.”
- Gender: Male
- First Est. 19th-century
- Pron: STROO-an
From the transferred use of the Scottish place-name, it first came into use in the 19th-century. The name itself is derived from the Scots-Gaelic sruthan (small stream).
Struan is the name of a small village on the isle of Skye and another village in Perthshire.
It is borne by Scottish actor, Struan Rodger (b. 1946); Scottish politician, Struan Stevenson (b. 1948); and Scottish rugby player, Struan Dewer (b. 1989).
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