Trace Surname

162,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Trace Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Trackway [French trace, a trace, path; Latin tract-us, a course, etc.]

Trace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
England4301:129,57712,857
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Wales911:34,0063,399
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland81:669,22723,443
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

The alternate forms: Tracé (1) are calculated separately.

Trace (7,705) may also be a first name.

Trace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Trackway [French trace, a trace, path; Latin tract-us, a course, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trace Last Name Facts

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

Trace is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Tracé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trace? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 162,260th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,718,219 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Trace reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 72,860th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 7,705 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 265,927. In The United States Trace is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Trace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trace has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trace Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Trace last name are 21.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Trace earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning R 251,172 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tracé931/
Tracey9128,332/
Trache911,287/
Treace91169/
Traces9154/
Traice9121/
Thrace9119/
Tracie9114/
Tracze9113/
Tracer917/
Trajce917/
Tracea916/
Tracke915/
Tracez915/
Trayce913/
Tracet913/
Tracee912/
Tracei911/
Traiche83633/
Trachez83385/
Trachet83350/
Treacey83181/
Trackey8373/
Tratche8325/
Traches8320/
Traecey8310/
Tracher837/
Traycey835/
Traicea835/
Trachey834/
Traceas834/
Traucer832/
Trasche832/
Tracket831/
Traicer831/
Traycee831/
Thracet831/
Ttrache831/
Tracche831/
Thracey830/
Tracier830/
Traicey830/
Tracy8045,749/
Trice8011,505/
Trach807,813/
Traje802,045/
Trage80714/
Traca80280/
Traci80261/
Trake80112/
Trase8049/
Traze806/
Traqe801/
Troce800/
Treacher77995/
Trascher77105/
Traichet7762/
Traiches775/
Thracher774/
Tratcher774/
Trackett772/
Traesche772/
Thracker772/
Trausche771/
Treachey771/
Thrascer771/
Trayeche771/
Traiache771/
Traucher770/
Troche7317,607/
Treacy7311,032/
Treece735,900/
Trazie734,519/
Trager733,084/
Trease731,897/
Tracht73669/
Trachi73580/
Trachy73502/
Trașcă73451/
Tratch73355/
Trayze73316/
Traise73270/
Traser73251/
Trocea73233/
Trocke73209/
Tracki73145/
Triece73137/
Trases73134/
Trause73108/
Traich7391/
Trocer7388/
Trosce7375/
Trajçe7368/
Traque7364/
Troice7361/
Troyce7361/
Tratse7353/
Trauch7349/
Tracci7347/
Traica7346/
Trazer7337/
Trasse7337/
Tratcz7324/
Trasch7321/
Trauca7319/
Tracis7314/
Traize7314/
Traecy7310/
Treach7310/
Tragge739/
Troces739/
Trasie738/
Trajez737/
Trashe737/
Traige736/
Trakeh736/
Treice735/
Traczy735/
Trasey734/
Tricey734/
Traché734/
Trasee734/
Tracky733/
Trages733/
Treyce733/
Trajče733/
Traqes733/
Trouce732/
Thrase732/
Trazes732/
Traiße732/
Trachz732/
Trasei732/
Trocee731/
Tracit731/
Tracui731/
Traicy731/
Trakea731/
Traked731/
Treake731/
Tryece731/
Trocey731/
Trracy731/
Trrice731/
Thrake731/
Trazee731/
Trazze731/
Trajea731/
Trajze731/
Tradje731/
Trageľ731/
Tricee731/
Traici731/
Trrase731/
Trazse731/
Trayci730/
Trakey730/
Thracy730/
Tracay730/
Thrach730/
Tracca730/
Traget730/
Trocet730/
Tracuy730/
Traxey730/
Trakee730/
Thrice730/
Tragey730/
Trauschke71147/
Trojacher7122/
Thrascher715/
Tratchett714/
Trauscher712/
Thratcher711/
Tracheher711/
Trochez6724,329/
Trouche671,658/
Trausch671,358/
Troches67973/
Trauger67930/
Traseas67924/
Trochet67857/
Traş67519/
Trax67459/
Traiger67371/
Tracchi67342/
Tras67245/
Traiser67199/
Trayser67158/
Treachi67148/
Treager67130/
Trasser67119/
Trazeas67119/
Trasher67115/
Tracqui67114/
Trachai67110/
Traichi67101/
Traucht6796/
Tratsch6781/
Trocher6774/
Traisci6763/
Traquet6761/
Trač6744/
Tragett6743/
Treatch6740/
Traskey6732/
Trocque6732/
Troicke6731/
Traz6730/
Trazier6728/
Trauscheid6724/
Trochei6723/
Trockey6722/
Traisch6718/
Tróchez6715/
Traucki6713/
Traizet6712/
Trauške6712/
Trocett6712/
Trascoy6711/
Traszer6711/
Traysse6711/
Trische679/
Treaseh678/
Traß678/
Troycke678/
Trayger677/
Trakker677/
Traisee677/
Threase676/
Treachy676/
Treaser675/
Trautch675/
Treiche675/
Trauque675/
Trascio674/
Trachio674/
Traisse674/
Trakich673/
Traggie673/
Trausse673/
Tradger673/
Trauser673/
Traquea673/
Tròchez673/
Trauzer673/
Traishe673/
Trachii672/
Thrasey672/
Thrashe672/
Trockie672/
Trzacka672/
Treaque672/
Treazer672/
Trackis672/
Trać672/
Trotche672/
Tratchz672/
Thrasee672/
Treasey671/
Trachhi671/
Traessy671/
Traisey671/
Trascha671/
Trauchd671/
Traysch671/
Treashe671/
Trrasse671/
Thrasea671/
Throche671/
Trochee671/
Tradjet671/
Treisce671/
Traisie671/
Trajgeľ671/
Trashee671/
Trassep671/
Trauske671/
Thrazeh671/
Thrazie671/
Trijece671/
Troched671/
Trohcez671/
Trazzie671/
Traç671/
Trosche671/
Trackit671/
Traiset671/
Tratchi671/
Traikeh671/
Tracaia671/
Tracaja671/
Trachoi671/
Treycie671/
Treagea670/
Trassey670/
Trayses670/
Treaker670/
Traukey670/
Thrager670/
Troucke670/
Trasier670/
Trasket670/
Treagee670/
Thraese670/
Trasies670/
Trasess670/
Traysey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trace
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