Trapp Surname

17,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belize

Trapp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Trap.' I cannot discover the spot.

John Trappe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Trappe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Hanelyn de Trap. Rolls of Parliament.

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Trapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,3701:6,021731
United States12,2531:29,5813,669
Brazil1,6141:132,6365,056
Canada6421:57,3926,785
Hungary5061:19,4002,189
Honduras4941:17,847807
France4651:142,84522,009
Belize4521:786168
Australia3881:69,5778,251
England3751:148,58114,225
Poland2171:175,15624,150
Austria1921:44,3517,087
Sweden1891:52,0994,013
Chile1681:104,8603,920
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Guyana631:12,0991,709
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Paraguay341:212,8453,891
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Finland211:261,74820,300
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Wales171:182,03112,022
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway71:734,61250,907
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Scotland261:143,9706,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6031:31,3283,778

Trapp (61) may also be a first name.

Trapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Trap.' I cannot discover the spot.

John Trappe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Trappe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Hanelyn de Trap. Rolls of Parliament.

Elena Trap, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1619. John Trappe, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1702. Married — Benjamin Trapp and Ann Hale: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Trappe, Trap(e-Squat, Stumpy [French trapu; of Teutonic orig.: cp. Ger. trapp, a heavy step; trappen, to walk heavily] John Trappe.—Hand. Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The short, stocky man; dweller near a footbridge.

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

Trapp Last Name Facts

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

Trapp (Russian: Трапп) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Trapp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trapp? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,272nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 227,232 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Trapp are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Trapp is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 61 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 13,370 people, or 1 in 6,021. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Trapp exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Trapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trapp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trapp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Trapp surname are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Trapp earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.68% less than the national average, earning 271,033 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trappe912,053/
Thrapp91509/
Trapps91223/
Trap891,144/
Thrappe830/
Tropp802,127/
Trape80461/
Thrap80138/
Treap80114/
Traup8055/
Trasp8042/
Traps8038/
Trapf807/
Trzap806/
Trapt804/
Tratp801/
Traph801/
Traip801/
Trapš801/
Trappová7742/
Tra75145,567/
Traipe731,094/
Traupe73763/
Traspe73493/
Thropp73352/
Trapsh73129/
Troppe7378/
Troupp7325/
Tropps734/
Trapss731/
Thrape731/
Treipp731/
Thraup730/
Thraph730/
Thraap730/
Trad6725,123/
Trai6710,263/
Trah672,886/
Trau672,805/
Trab672,226/
Tray671,636/
Traa671,117/
Trop671,092/
Trav67841/
Traj67807/
Trea67581/
Traş67519/
Trat67448/
Tras67245/
Troa67241/
Thra67187/
Trapova6749/
Trač6744/
Traz6730/
Trøa6729/
Trra6711/
Traß678/
Trapová675/
Trha675/
Htra674/
Ttra672/
Trać672/
Dtra672/
Traphth671/
Tréa671/
Trooppe671/
Traç671/
Traï671/
Trga671/
Throppe670/

Trapp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Trapp in the Russian language
Траппtrapp-

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Trapp Reference & Research

Liptrap FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Trapp FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trapp
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