Terrett Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Terrett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) double dims. of Theodoric, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -at, -et] The present-day French forms are Terrat, Terret, Terriet, Théret, Therret, Therriet, Thériot, Thieriet, Thierrat, Thierret, Thierriot, etc.

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Terrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:121,12612,246
United States3661:990,32573,323
Wales1291:23,9892,518
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada811:454,88439,362
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Jersey31:33,0674,675
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Terrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) double dims. of Theodoric, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -at, -et] The present-day French forms are Terrat, Terret, Terriet, Théret, Therret, Therriet, Thériot, Thieriet, Thierrat, Thierret, Thierriot, etc.

Cp. Terry.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Terrett Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Terrett Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Terrett is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Terrett.

How Common Is The Last Name Terrett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Terrett is the 314,885th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Terrett are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

Terrett is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 121,126. In England Terrett is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Wales, where 11 percent live.

Terrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terrett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Terrett surname grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 992 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 10 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Terrett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Terrett surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Terrett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terrette9357/
Terret92935/
Terett922/
Therretts880/
Territt86199/
Terriet8624/
Tarrett8614/
Terrete867/
Therett862/
Therret862/
Torrett862/
Tierret861/
Terrest860/
Tirrett860/
Terre833,670/
Teret83415/
Tharrett80241/
Therette8012/
Thierret803/
Thierett800/
Thereatt800/
Tirretts800/
Terres776,811/
Theret772,000/
Terrey77985/
Terrer77572/
Terrez77450/
Therre77321/
Terrie77273/
Terree77244/
Terreu77224/
Terets77201/
Teriet77160/
Tierre77100/
Tarret7782/
Terrei7782/
Torret7780/
Territ7762/
Terete7758/
Terest7717/
Toeret779/
Teretz777/
Terrea777/
Terrée776/
Tarett775/
Tereth774/
Terryt772/
Terreh772/
Torett772/
Teyret772/
Tirret771/
Tieret771/
Tetret771/
Terrej771/
Terrep771/
Taeret771/
Teritt770/
Tyrett770/
Terred770/
Therriott751/
Tere735,024/
Theuret71921/
Thieret71340/
Tierrie71203/
Terriot7159/
Tarriet7154/
Thierre7147/
Theretz7144/
Teritte7117/
Therrey7115/
Theyret7112/
Tereste719/
Therrie716/
Thoeret715/
Theiret713/
Thereet713/
Tharret713/
Tareatt712/
Terriea712/
Thereth712/
Tierrey711/
Terress711/
Torritt711/
Terrerr711/
Thereit711/
Theriet711/
Territe711/
Therezt711/
Terrait711/
Terriey711/
Tiereth711/
Terreip711/
Teerres711/
Tearrie710/
Thorret710/
Tirrest710/
Tharett710/
Toriett710/
Terry67149,257/
Terra6734,655/
Terer678,625/
There674,020/
Teare672,366/
Teres671,923/
Terri671,770/
Terez671,739/
Tirre67955/
Terea67474/
Taret67465/
Tiere67446/
Terze67392/
Toret67339/
Terei67332/
Tiret67305/
Thierree67175/
Tereu67155/
Terep67155/
Tereh67129/
Tereň67122/
Theuriet67100/
Teire6789/
Terey6775/
Terje6773/
Terej6763/
Teyre6756/
Terge6750/
Terré6750/
Terit6749/
Tehre6747/
Töret6747/
Tereś6741/
Tetre6738/
Teere6737/
Terie6729/
Tejre6722/
Tärre6722/
Teree6719/
Thieriet6714/
Tereš6713/
Tereș678/
Tyrre677/
Teure677/
Terhe677/
Tered676/
Therriot673/
Teretova673/
Tesre672/
Ttere671/
Tyret671/
Thierrey671/
Thiereth671/
Trejt671/

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