Train Surname

85,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Train Surname Definition:

A different name from Drain (from Irish O Dreáin). The first records of this surname are all associated with the burgh of Irvine. Steyn (= Stephen or Steven) Tran was bailie of Irvine, 1540, Thomas Tran was charter witness there, 1455, Mariot Trane was repledged to liberty of the burgh in 1460 (Irvine, I, p.

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Train Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3271:273,14225,602
England8861:62,8877,392
France5331:124,62018,942
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Canada4051:90,9779,993
Brazil3731:573,92621,415
Philippines2531:400,15151,276
Scotland2171:24,6722,711
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Spain1851:252,71416,124
Mexico1721:721,66410,995
Tanzania1621:326,80024,625
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
India511:15,040,498247,985
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
China91:151,924,6187,954
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
Scotland2381:15,7281,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

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

Train (464) may also be a first name.

Train Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A different name from Drain (from Irish O Dreáin). The first records of this surname are all associated with the burgh of Irvine. Steyn (= Stephen or Steven) Tran was bailie of Irvine, 1540, Thomas Tran was charter witness there, 1455, Mariot Trane was repledged to liberty of the burgh in 1460 (Irvine, I, p. 45,147, 27), and Bartholomeu Trane was witness there, 1499 (Simon, 24). Stevin Tran, William Tran, and Hew Tran were burgesses of Irvine, 1590 (Irvine, I, p. 64), William Trayne, shipowner in Irvine is mentioned, 1557 (CRA., p. 305), and another William Trane in Irrwine, 1583 (Hunter, p. 31). Patrick Trane, merchand burgess of Glasgow, 1653 (Inquis., 3825), and in 1657 Alexander Trayne was heir of Mr. Alexander Trane, late minister at Lochruitoune (ibid., 4197). Johannes Trane was regent in the College of Glasgow, 1693 (Pollok, I, p. 343), and Joseph Train was correspondent of Sir Walter Scott.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Gaelic.) Treun, brave, valiant, bold.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Train Last Name Facts

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

Train (Arabic: قطار, Marathi: ैन) is most common in The United States. It may occur as: Traín. Click here to see other possible spellings of Train.

How Common Is The Last Name Train? popularity and diffusion

Train is the 85,777th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,296,486 people. The last name Train is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Train live; 31 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,684th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 464 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,327 people, or 1 in 273,142. In The United States Train is most frequent in: New York, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Oregon, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Train is found in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Train Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Train has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Train last name grew 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Train Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Train surname is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland and Christian (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Train last name are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Train earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning R 271,896 per year; in United States they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $47,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.01% more than the national average, earning $57,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Traín931/
Trasin91764/
Traian91517/
Traine91175/
Traint9166/
Trajin9144/
Traing9140/
Thrain9118/
Tratin9110/
Traind913/
Traiun912/
Trainh911/
Traion911/
Trainn910/
Tracin910/
Trayin910/
Tran898,095,261/
Traisin83210/
Trasing83183/
Traihan8368/
Trascin8339/
Traiyon8335/
Traindt8332/
Traiang8315/
Trachin836/
Trainne832/
Trassin832/
Trating831/
Treatin831/
Trautin831/
Trajina831/
Thraine830/
Tracing830/
Treasin830/
Trinh80782,976/
Trang80113,794/
Tranh802,521/
Trant802,437/
Trein801,804/
Trane801,508/
Trann801,154/
Thran80996/
Trine80958/
Ttran80797/
Traen80793/
Troin80777/
Trien80699/
Traan80643/
Traun80525/
Trran80511/
Truin80353/
Trøan80350/
Tranq80164/
Trhan80159/
Trahn8073/
Trzan8064/
Trand8055/
Tranø8055/
Trean8041/
Trňan8026/
Traim8010/
Trgan807/
Tramn803/
Dtran802/
Trayn802/
Trasn801/
Trgin801/
Tréan801/
Traising77472/
Trainque77127/
Treachin779/
Treating775/
Trainova775/
Traingue774/
Tratting772/
Traichin771/
Trasinne771/
Trausing771/
Trahan7320,388/
Trojan7310,708/
Troian739,901/
Trehan737,292/
Troyan737,087/
Thrane732,886/
Thraen73359/
Tramng73306/
Trisin73269/
Trayan73261/
Tretin73229/
Tresin73209/
Threan73124/
Traung7387/
Tranne7386/
Trajan7386/
Treand7382/
Trisne7382/
Triyan7375/
Trahyn7363/
Thrine7344/
Triyon7342/
Threin7340/
Tritin7337/
Treine7336/
Troine7329/
Trasen7323/
Trayon7323/
Trawén7319/
Trijan7318/
Trejan7318/
Truine7315/
Traten7314/
Trayne7312/
Treint7311/
Trawen7311/
Triten7310/
Truing739/
Triyen739/
Thrinh738/
Treang738/
Trujan737/
Tratyn736/
Troing735/
Traunt735/
Trandt735/
Tryjan735/
Trayen735/
Treant735/
Tricin734/
Tréand734/
Trăian734/
Tırhan734/
Tragne733/
D'Tran733/
Trahne733/
Trasim733/
Treane732/
Thrasn732/
Trrant732/
Trrien732/
Trijon732/
Traiam732/
Thraun732/
Trajun732/
Dtrant731/
Traant731/
Trahhn731/
Traune731/
Trayng731/
Trhaan731/
Tryion731/
Trojin731/
Thrand731/
Thrran731/
Trajon731/
Trahín731/
Treßin731/
Trgoin731/
Trrean731/
Truyan730/
Tracen730/
Tranth730/
Trausn730/
Trangh730/
Trantt730/
Trisen730/
Trhhan730/
Troind730/
Trecin730/
Trajen730/
Trannk730/
Trashchin7137/
Traianova7125/
Traussing715/
Traisingh711/
Tram6724,627/
Trettin671,970/
Trojahn671,263/
Tritten671,024/
Trachen67621/
Trittin67456/
Tranová67310/
Trahant67251/
Trising67193/
Tranova67181/
Triyang67172/
Trateng67136/
Trauten67113/
Trooien6792/
Triyong6788/
Troyahn6780/
Trân6772/
Trachim6771/
Tranque6769/
Trahand6768/
Trayhan6763/
Trojand6760/
Trijean6750/
Traitim6750/
Trohina6744/
Troøien6740/
Treesin6738/
Tressin6724/
Traouen6724/
Troisne6722/
Tratten6717/
Trashyn6714/
Tresing6713/
Tørisen6713/
Trayung6712/
Traheim6712/
Tredtin6710/
Trehant6710/
Tràn679/
Trychin678/
Thrysin678/
Thraenn676/
Treejan676/
Troiane675/
Trishyn675/
Trausen675/
Ștreang675/
Treetin675/
Triyant675/
Troyhan673/
Trohjan673/
Triyand673/
Trrahan672/
Trachyn672/
Trahane672/
Trichen672/
Trichin672/
Treeyan672/
Troyann671/
Traahan671/
Traaten671/
Traiham671/
Trangue671/
Trascyn671/
Trassen671/
Traween671/
Trayong671/
Treinne671/
Treyhan671/
Troyant671/
Trrehan671/
Thrandt671/
Thraten671/
Thrrant671/
Thrahan671/
Trajohn671/
Trojanh671/
Troyane671/
Trojann671/
Traussingg671/
Thraung671/
Threant671/
Thruing671/
Trań671/
Trejane671/
Trujina671/
D'Trang671/
Tracyng671/
Troitin671/
Truitin671/
Traceen671/
Tryjant671/
Treyang671/
Trijeen671/
Trisien671/
Triggen670/
Traunne670/
Throing670/
Troutin670/
Treagne670/
Thrasen670/
Trahyne670/
Traggen670/
Threine670/
Trayhun670/

Train Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Train in the Marathi language
ैनaina-
Train in the Arabic language
قطارqtar-

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