Trapnell Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Trapnell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tropinel,' a West-country name, one of the many personal names ending in -el.

Walter Tropinel, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Tropinel, Norfolk, ibid.

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Trapnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:524,54343,759
England2361:236,09319,489
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Canada661:558,26746,632
Wales461:67,2725,910
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Trapnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tropinel,' a West-country name, one of the many personal names ending in -el.

Walter Tropinel, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Tropinel, Norfolk, ibid.

John Tropenel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Trapinel, a double diminutive from French trapu = Squat, Stumpy [v. under Trapp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trapnell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trapnell is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Trapnell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 309,145th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. Trapnell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Trapnell reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Trapnell is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 524,543. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 20 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Trapnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trapnell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 733 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trapnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Trapnell last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Trapnell surname are 24.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Trapnell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,469 CAD per year.

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