Trail Surname
Approximately 6,428 people bear this surname
Trail Surname Definition:
Probably from some place in the north. There is an Abhainn Traill emptying into Upper Loch Torridon. Hardly likely to be a form of Thrale as suggested by Harrison. Thomas Trayle was canon of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 58). Walter Trail (Trayl, or Treyl, or Treyle), of the family of Traill of Blebo in Fife, was provided bishop of St.
Read More About This SurnameTrail Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,802 | 1:75,481 | 8,644 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Jamaica | 244 | 1:11,762 | 1,208 |
| England | 233 | 1:239,133 | 19,651 |
| New Zealand | 222 | 1:20,398 | 3,586 |
| Scotland | 215 | 1:24,901 | 2,731 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 1:11,443 | 596 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 436 | 1:8,585 | 1,157 |
| England | 112 | 1:217,637 | 16,750 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 789 | 1:63,649 | 6,941 |
Trail (205) may also be a first name.
Trail Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from some place in the north. There is an Abhainn Traill emptying into Upper Loch Torridon. Hardly likely to be a form of Thrale as suggested by Harrison. Thomas Trayle was canon of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 58). Walter Trail (Trayl, or Treyl, or Treyle), of the family of Traill of Blebo in Fife, was provided bishop of St. Andrews in 1385 (Dowden, p. 27), and Magister Thomas Trayl was a friar of St. Andrews, 1395 (RPSA., p. 5). Sir Thomas Traell, knight of Scotland, had safe conduct into England, 1395 (Bain, IV, 497). Johannes Trayle was elected sergeant in Aberdeen, 1408 (Guildry, p. 185). Thomas Trail was treasurer of Glasgow, 1424 (LCD., p. 242). Thomas Traile was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1443 (NSCM., I, p. 7), and James Trayll de Malgask was a witness, 1448 (REB., I, 118). Thomas Trayll was appointed a procurator to appear in the Roman curia in 1526 (RAA., II, 633), and Thomas Trel was burgess of Dundee, 1576 (Wedd., p. 27). The Traills of Orkney and Shetland are descended from the family of Traill of Blebo, an ancient family of Fife. Their first appearance in Orkney is in 1523 when David Traile appears as witness in Kirkwall (REO., p. 207). The Traills of Castlehill and Rattar, Caithness, are also of Fife origin, Traell 1583, Trayle 1545; Treil. There were lands named Petintreill in the earldom of Sutherland in 1529 (OPS., II, p. 630), in 1616 Pentraill or Pitentrail (Retours, Sutherland, 3).
Forms of Thrale, q.v. [cp. Danish- Norw- træl=Swed. träl, a bondman]
This North of England family claim to be of Norse extraction, and say that their name signifies Trolle or Troil, the devil.
N.B. This suggestion is spurious and not backed up by any evidence, circumstantial otherwise. It has been kept here for the purpose of preserving an oral tradition.
This family claims to be of Norse extraction, and derives its name from Trolle or Troil, the devil. It is more probably the same with the French name Latreille = the vine arbour. It may even be of Cornish origin, perhaps from tre-hale, the dwelling on the moor. There is a place called Treal in Ruan Minor.
N.B. This suggestion is spurious and not backed up by any evidence, circumstantial otherwise. It has been kept here for the purpose of preserving an oral tradition.
Trail Demographics
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Trail Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trail Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Trail (Arabic: تريل) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Trail? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,260th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,133,719 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Trail are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 632,267th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 205 people.
The last name Trail is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,802 people, or 1 in 75,481. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Trail is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Jamaica, where 4 percent reside.
Trail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Trail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Trail surname grew 609 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Trail Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Trail last name is predominantly Presbyterian (33%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Trail surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.27% registered with the party.
The amount Trail earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.14% more than the national average, earning R 729,888 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $44,876 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Trail Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Trail in the Arabic language | ||
| تريل | tryl | - |
| ذيلا | dhyla | - |
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