Trahern Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Trahern Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the O.Welsh Trahayarn, a nickname of strength = Super-Iron [Welsh tra, over, super- + haiarn, iron] Ac yna y bu vrwydyr ym mynyd Carn, ac yna y llas Trahayarn uab Caradawc uab Gruffud wyr Iago.

(And then took place the battle on Carn mountain, when was slain Trahaiarn, son of Caradoc, son of Griffith, grandson of Iago).

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Trahern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Trahern (43) may also be a first name.

Trahern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the O.Welsh Trahayarn, a nickname of strength = Super-Iron [Welsh tra, over, super- + haiarn, iron] Ac yna y bu vrwydyr ym mynyd Carn, ac yna y llas Trahayarn uab Caradawc uab Gruffud wyr Iago.

(And then took place the battle on Carn mountain, when was slain Trahaiarn, son of Caradoc, son of Griffith, grandson of Iago).—Brut y Tywysogion (Chronicle of the [Welsh] Princes), A.D. 1079.

Trahern ap Howel ap Rys (a Welsh hostage in Chester Castle).—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1301-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) the O.Welsh Trahayarn, a nickname of strength = Super-Iron [Welsh tra, over, super- + haiarn, iron] Ac yna y bu vrwydyr ym mynyd Carn, ac yna y llas Trahayarn uab Caradawc uab Gruffud wyr Iago.

(And then took place the battle on Carn mountain, when was slain Trahaiarn, son of Caradoc, son of Griffith, grandson of Iago).—Brut y Tywysogion (Chronicle of the [Welsh] Princes), A.D. 1079.

Trahern ap Howel ap Rys (a Welsh hostage in Chester Castle).—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1301-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trahern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trahern is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trahern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Trahern is the 820,032nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Trahern are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Trahern is also the 1,545,828th most widely held forename globally, held by 43 people.

The surname Trahern is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 1,132,684. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 10 percent reside and Kansas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Trahern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trahern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Trahern last name expanded 653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trahern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trahern surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Trahern earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,101 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trahearn93198/
Traern922/
Treahearn8830/
Trahearne880/
Trehern86392/
Trohern860/
Trehearn80136/
Treehern802/
Treehearn751/
Treuren71272/
Troerin712/
Treurin710/
Troerina6711/

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