Traves Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Traves Surname Definition:

Traves or Travis is an old Lincolnshire name, which, as Travors, was represented in this county, as well as in Bucks, in the 13th century (H. R.). Travis is also found in Derbyshire and Lancashire.

Traves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:102,80110,809
Australia3041:88,80210,230
Ecuador2341:67,9745,335
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Spain1401:333,94319,434
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
France421:1,581,493147,826
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales121:257,87814,969
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

The alternate forms: Través (4) & Travès (1) are calculated separately.

Traves (253) may also be a first name.

Traves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Traves or Travis is an old Lincolnshire name, which, as Travors, was represented in this county, as well as in Bucks, in the 13th century (H. R.). Travis is also found in Derbyshire and Lancashire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Traves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Traves (Hindi: ञवेश, Russian: Травес) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Través or Travès. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Traves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,514th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,219,772 people. The last name Traves occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Traves are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 253 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 102,801. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 26 percent live, Dorset, where 15 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 15 percent live. Besides England Traves exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and Ecuador, where 14 percent live.

Traves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Traves has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Traves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Traves surname is principally Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Traves last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Traves earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $49,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Través944/
Travès941/
Thraves92712/
Travess9273/
Traveis9244/
Travest9229/
Travies9222/
Travets925/
Treaves920/
Travese920/
Traives920/
Trave911,788/
Thravies861/
Travesse860/
Traveise860/
Travis8354,087/
Traver837,204/
Travez832,696/
Treves831,131/
Travet83404/
Trabes8380/
Trèves8327/
Travee8320/
Travie8310/
Travea837/
Trauve836/
Troves835/
Travey832/
Traved832/
Travec832/
Trêves831/
Travex831/
Treave830/
Trabesh77761/
Traviss77678/
Treveys77102/
Travise7755/
Treeves7723/
Treavis7720/
Travish7716/
Travett7714/
Travice778/
Trevies777/
Traiver775/
Trabees775/
Trovões774/
Travais774/
Traubes774/
Thravez772/
Travist772/
Trovets772/
Traivis771/
Treavey771/
Trabets771/
Trampes771/
Trevees771/
Traveer771/
Traivet771/
Traiwes771/
Throves770/
Trevess770/
Traavis770/
Treaver770/
Travois770/
Thravis770/
Trovest770/
Travi731,144/
Trava73751/
Trove73281/
Trabe73201/
Travé7365/
Trawe7327/
Travy736/
Travè731/
Trabesse7133/
Treabess717/
Treavett715/
Treavish713/
Travehed712/
Threaver712/
Traiveat712/
Traviche711/
Threeves710/
Thraveer710/
Travisse710/
Trouve673,802/
Traube671,072/
Trevis671,042/
Trover67414/
Trabee67348/
Trabis67168/
Treyve6783/
Travih6750/
Trávez6741/
Troive6736/
Trevez6734/
Travit6724/
Traviz6718/
Trovis6712/
Trovei6712/
Trabey6712/
Thrabe6711/
Travid678/
Travai675/
Travoy675/
Trawis675/
Travic674/
Travoa674/
Trabys674/
Trawee674/
Trawer673/
Trowes673/
Trovet673/
Traweh672/
Troveh672/
Trovey671/
Treava671/
Trabea671/
Travui671/
Throve671/
Trawey671/
Trewes671/
Traiwe671/
Trabés671/
Travay671/
Travio671/
Travéz671/
Trovec671/
Trovez671/
Travistch671/
Trayue670/
Trobes670/
Treavy670/
Trabei670/

Traves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Traves in the Hindi language
ञवेशnavesa-
Traves in the Russian language
Травесtraves-

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Traves Reference & Research

Travis DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Travis 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 Traves
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