Trainer Surname

227,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Trainer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trainer,' probably of horses; v. Ambler. It seems very natural that this surname should be first found in Yorkshire.

Robertus Trainer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1746. Married — Edward Trayner (Lincolnshire) and Jane Webb: St.

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Trainer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7481:74,4898,468
Scotland5151:10,3961,432
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Austria621:137,34618,671
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Israel311:276,05324,632
Wales211:147,35910,403
India201:38,353,269431,471
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6291:5,951869
England5841:41,7395,269
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8171:27,6383,396

Trainer (1,713) may also be a first name.

Trainer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trainer,' probably of horses; v. Ambler. It seems very natural that this surname should be first found in Yorkshire.

Robertus Trainer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1746. Married — Edward Trayner (Lincolnshire) and Jane Webb: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — Owen Traynor and Sarah Harvey: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Recorded in Fife. From Irish personal name Tréanfhear, 'strong man.' Irish Mac Treinfhir.

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

(Celtic) the Irish Tréinfhear or Tréunfhear (fh mute) = Strong or Brave Man; Hero [Irish tre'éun (pron. train), strong, brave + the aspirated form ot fear, a man: cp mod. Gaelic treunair, 'diligent man’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Italian) The son of Treanfhear (strong man or champion).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From tre-noer, the valley famous for land; or tren-our, the golden valley.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Trainer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trainer is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Trainer.

How Common Is The Last Name Trainer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 227,165th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,080,373 people. The last name Trainer is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Trainer are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 185,537th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,713 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 748 people, or 1 in 74,489. In England Trainer is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live, Durham, where 12 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Trainer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trainer has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 23 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trainer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

The amount Trainer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning 271,853 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 178.64% more than the national average, earning R 662,160 per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $46,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thrainer93141/
Trainner9344/
Trainier932/
Trajiner931/
Traitner930/
Triner92675/
Traner92197/
Traine92175/
Trauner862,678/
Tranier861,253/
Trayner86697/
Tragner86206/
Tratner86187/
Tringer86136/
Trinier8695/
Traines8692/
Trineer8686/
Treiner8684/
Tranger8665/
Trainet8638/
Troiner8637/
Tranner8633/
Trisner8620/
Thraner869/
Treaner867/
Tritner866/
Trained866/
Trainee866/
Triener865/
Trainea864/
Trajner864/
Trainne862/
Truiner861/
Trinear860/
Trainir860/
Trinere860/
Thraine860/
Trainey860/
Tramner860/
Trahner860/
Trasner860/
Traener860/
Trinert860/
Trane831,508/
Trine83958/
Tranr831/
Trautner802,986/
Trattner801,684/
Trausner80237/
Trittner80166/
Traynier80111/
Treitner8078/
Treigner8077/
Trojaner8048/
Traynere8041/
Troisner8026/
Treijner8025/
Treisner8019/
Troyaner8014/
Truitner8013/
Thranert805/
Troinger803/
Trainoir802/
Trauener802/
Traugner801/
Treanger801/
Treatner801/
Threiner801/
Throiner801/
Traignee801/
Trainees801/
Trasinne801/
Treinert801/
Truisner800/
Thringer800/
Threaner800/
Traynaer800/
Trainior800/
Trainess800/
Traina778,217/
Traini775,111/
Thrane772,886/
Trinet77862/
Trione77672/
Tryner77559/
Trines77316/
Trinez77212/
Trineh77198/
Trener77190/
Trinei77154/
Tranne7786/
Trisne7782/
Tranes7773/
Tranie7768/
Thrine7744/
Trange7739/
Treine7736/
Trinea7736/
Troine7729/
Tringe7729/
Truine7715/
Trayne7712/
Triene7711/
Traney779/
Trineu777/
Tranér777/
Trinie776/
Tranet774/
Trainy774/
Tragne773/
Trahne773/
Treane772/
Trined772/
Trainh771/
Traune771/
Traneh771/
Triney771/
Tréner771/
Tranee770/
Trinee770/
Trinerová7580/
Traudtner7529/
Trojahner7515/
Trinerova753/
Treisnere752/
Tresner71400/
Treuner71294/
Trägner71267/
Tretner71232/
Trasnea71225/
Troyner71181/
Trenier71172/
Trenear71158/
Thriene71150/
Trojner71146/
Traiani71113/
Treneer71112/
Tregner7191/
Trainis7181/
Trehane7177/
Trajane7171/
Trenger7150/
Trainni7141/
Trainoy7139/
Trijnes7124/
Troisne7122/
Trätner7120/
Tragnee7113/
Treyner7111/
Trinesh719/
Trisnea718/
Treines718/
Trannet718/
Traneid717/
Trojane717/
Trenert717/
Troiane715/
Traynes715/
Tränert714/
Tranior713/
Traiana713/
Trannie712/
Traunerová712/
Trahane712/
Trégner712/
Thräner712/
Trinett711/
Tranesh711/
Tranets711/
Tranoir711/
Trayonr711/
Treineu711/
Treinne711/
Trhines711/
Trisney711/
Thraina711/
Thrange711/
Trasney711/
Trayini711/
Troyane711/
Traunerova711/
Tranney711/
Triniea711/
Troinea711/
Trhaneh711/
Treinerová711/
Traynet711/
Trejane711/
Trouner711/
Trähner711/
Truinea711/
Trejine711/
Treener711/
Trynher711/
Thranes710/
Trieney710/
Treiney710/
Traunne710/
Troener710/
Truyner710/
Truener710/
Tryoner710/
Treagne710/
Trehner710/
Trainny710/
Trahyne710/
Threine710/
Treanes710/
Trinh67782,976/
Trani678,480/
Tranh672,521/
Trana671,400/
Troutner67876/
Trini67805/
Trene67738/
Treutner67217/
Throener67187/
Trană67147/
Trettner67128/
Trainych6768/
Thränert6766/
Treannie6751/
Trany6740/
Trané6721/
Treunert6716/
Triny6715/
Threhane6713/
Tranj6712/
Tranehed6711/
Traianis6710/
Tritenne679/
Trättner678/
Trahanes675/
Threnier674/
Trounger673/
Treitnes673/
Trajones672/
Trainaja672/
Geetrine671/
Trahanjr671/
Treihane671/
Treneare671/
Troitynr671/
Trouhner671/
Trounier671/
Trinj671/
Tryne671/
Trayoune671/
Trajanes671/
Trainytė671/
Trionair671/
Trenherz671/
Treanior670/
Trattenr670/
Thritnir670/
Treingne670/

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