Trapper Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Trapper Surname Definition:

TRAPPER: A man who takes game, and other wild animals, by various traps or contrivances. In this sense the word is still used in America.

Trapper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Germany1731:465,34940,819
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Israel181:475,42436,085
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Trapper (364) may also be a first name.

Trapper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TRAPPER: A man who takes game, and other wild animals, by various traps or contrivances. In this sense the word is still used in America.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Trapper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trapper occurs most in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trapper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 546,987th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Trapper live; 64 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 456,229th most prevalent given name globally, held by 364 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 169,016. In Canada Trapper is most common in: Quebec, where 72 percent are found, Ontario, where 26 percent are found and British Columbia, where 1 percent are found. Besides Canada this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Trapper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trapper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Trapper last name grew 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trapper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trapper surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Trapper earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning $44,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trappier93351/
Trappeir931/
Trappear930/
Trappert930/
Trappe922,053/
Traper9226/
Tropper861,868/
Trapier86326/
Trepper86315/
Trappey86122/
Trappes8627/
Trasper8621/
Trapeur8611/
Trappet861/
Trapert860/
Trauper860/
Trappee860/
Thrappe860/
Trape83461/
Trappett80324/
Troppert8066/
Traupert8012/
Treipper802/
Traupere801/
Troepper800/
Troipper800/
Traperth800/
Traipe771,094/
Traupe77763/
Traspe77493/
Trapet77368/
Troper77179/
Trapes77112/
Trappa7789/
Troppe7778/
Trapea7721/
Trapez7713/
Trappy774/
Trappi773/
Treper772/
Trapre771/
Trapje771/
Trapey771/
Trappé771/
Thrape771/
Trapeh771/
Trosper712,170/
Trooper71277/
Trepier71204/
Troppee7173/
Trappio7146/
Traspea7131/
Troppée7112/
Tropier7111/
Trapets717/
Trouper715/
Traypes714/
Trappoj714/
Trépier713/
Thrappa713/
Trapett713/
Treiper712/
Tropert711/
Traphea711/
Trappui711/
Trooppe711/
Throppe710/
Tropher710/
Trope67737/
Trapa67499/
Trapy67238/
Trappitt67208/
Trapè6746/
Trapi6724/
Trapé6713/
Trospher674/
Throoper672/
Trousper671/
Trospert671/
Trospere671/

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