Trask Surname

47,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Trask Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Bog or Marsh [Scandinavian träsk]

Trask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0401:45,0825,509
Canada1,3931:26,4513,534
Australia5631:47,9505,999
England3561:156,51114,782
New Zealand2541:17,8283,127
Wales1011:30,6393,095
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3141:77,6298,424
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4431:20,5562,603

The alternate forms: Träsk (72) are calculated separately.

Trask (127) may also be a first name.

Trask Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Bog or Marsh [Scandinavian träsk]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on, or near, a bog or marsh.

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

From the German, Treske; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Trask Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trask (Russian: Траск) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Träsk. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trask? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,704th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 672,469 people. Trask occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Trask are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Trask is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 127 people.

Trask is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8,040 people, or 1 in 45,082. In The United States Trask is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Maine, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Trask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trask has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Trask surname rose 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trask Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trask surname are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Trask earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.23% less than the national average, earning R 144,420 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $46,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Träsk9372/
Trzask9152/
Traske9110/
Tratsk917/
Traisk912/
Tratsck837/
Trauske831/
Treasek830/
Tresk80162/
Trosk800/
Traskova7779/
Troske73276/
Treshk736/
Trazck732/
Trachk731/
Trzosk731/
Traczk731/
Treesk731/
Trashkova71506/
Trauschke71147/
Trzasková7113/
Tratschke717/
Trauskova711/
Trauške6712/
Trautschke671/
Trotske671/
Treasec671/
Trauschková631/
Troschke62603/
Troskova6293/
Trosková6213/
Třasková6210/
Trašková623/
Traškova623/
Trautsgh621/
Trazc601/
Trouskova573/
Traušková572/
Treischke571/
Treiczk501/

Trask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Trask in the Russian language
Траскtrask-

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