Treat Surname

78,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Treat Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v.

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Treat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0991:59,4297,026
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Israel191:450,40234,739
India111:69,733,217610,955
England61:9,286,343223,652
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palau11:21,643223
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7061:29,4373,583

Treat (80) may also be a first name.

Treat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v. Yonge, ii. 235-6). The name is frequently found in the Exchequer Lay Subsidies, Somerset.

'Edward III, and in various forms is still familiar to that county. Speaking generally, the surname has steadily settled down into Trott Robertus fit Troite, 7 Henry II, Pipe Roll.

Robert fil. Trote, 1165: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Richard fil. Truite, 1179: ibid.

The first two probably represent the same individual. I furnish both instances because of the twofold spelling. It will be well to furnish some early variants:

Nicholas Truhyt, Somerset, l Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Troht, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Trote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Trut, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Tryut, Somerset, 1 Edward III:

Philip Troyt, Norfolk, ibid.

Jefthe French Trote, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1340: History of Norfolk.

1661. Married — William Fitter and Jane Trott: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) The dear, beloved person.

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

1. See Trotman. 2. Mr. Ferguson deduces it from the German traut, dear; Low German, drud, dear, beloved.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Trotts are now established in the neighbouring districts of Honiton and Cullompton. John Trott, one of the martyrs of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, died on the scaffold at Bridgewater ("Western Martyrology").

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

Treat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Treat is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Treat? popularity and diffusion

Treat is the 78,842nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,176,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Treat live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Treat is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 80 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,099 people, or 1 in 59,429. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Arkansas, where 10 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Treat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Treat has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Treat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Treat surname are 10.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Treat earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Threat911,073/
Treatt9121/
Treeat915/
Treaot915/
Treatz911/
Trehat911/
Treats910/
Treast910/
Treate910/
Treath910/
Trea89581/
Trat89448/
Tret89217/
Threatt834,048/
Trejaut8359/
Treatch8340/
Trehaut8321/
Threath833/
Treeeat831/
Threeat830/
Traut806,945/
Trett80769/
Trest80593/
Triet80572/
Tratt80553/
Treas80452/
Triat80413/
Trast80327/
Trate80291/
Truet80261/
Træet80248/
Treit80186/
Treut80166/
Trait80153/
Traat80147/
Treap80114/
Tradt80103/
Trayt8075/
Triea8062/
Treet8059/
Treya8058/
Treja8045/
Treyt8038/
Traet8036/
Tretz8035/
Treah8027/
Trete8026/
Tread8025/
Tredt8018/
Trats8016/
Traht8016/
Troet8013/
Thrat8012/
Treia8011/
Trath8010/
Thret807/
Trets804/
Trhat804/
Treth803/
Threa803/
Treha802/
Treua802/
Trajt802/
Tratp801/
Treot801/
Tratš801/
Trhet801/
Treaz801/
Threatts77165/
Threatte77156/
Threehat774/
Threaths772/
Tra75145,567/
Tre753,886/
Truett733,564/
Trauth732,353/
Threet732,056/
Traudt731,438/
Treitz73709/
Tracht73669/
Tratch73355/
Trouet73218/
Treash73204/
Trzeja73169/
Trautt73140/
Threja7387/
Trihat7382/
Trojet7380/
Treutz7379/
Troeth7374/
Traast7373/
Treudt7369/
Trette7362/
Traitz7360/
Treuth7350/
Treste7350/
Traats7349/
Treest7343/
Trauet7338/
Treidt7338/
Treust7337/
Treetz7325/
Tratcz7324/
Treagy7320/
Trayts7318/
Treite7315/
Triyat7314/
Treute7313/
Trejas7311/
Trettø7311/
Truyat7311/
Treach7310/
Trathz739/
Traits738/
Thrett737/
Triate737/
Tretts736/
Traith736/
Troyat736/
Treitt735/
Treyas735/
Trethe735/
Threte734/
Thratt734/
Threya734/
Treutt734/
Trheet734/
Trauts733/
Threah733/
Tratte733/
Tratts733/
Thriet733/
Triett733/
Treuet733/
Trajet733/
Triath732/
Truiet732/
Trests732/
Traust732/
Trehot732/
Thread731/
Threit731/
Traiit731/
Traitt731/
Treeja731/
Treias731/
Treist731/
Triyet731/
Thrath731/
Thriat731/
T'Riet731/
Traist731/
Trajut731/
Trojat731/
Treyad731/
Triast731/
Trehaz731/
Tresht731/
Treizt731/
Trejet731/
Troyet731/
Trayot731/
Trajit731/
Troett731/
Threth731/
Tryatt730/
Treadd730/
Treads730/
Treout730/
Treass730/
Trecht730/
Trautd730/
Traett730/
Treost730/
Trasth730/
Tretch730/
Trault730/
Trohea730/
Thrast730/
Trowet730/
Tryett730/
Threiault711/
Trad6725,123/
True6715,765/
Trai6710,263/
Trye676,664/
Tree674,776/
Tres674,660/
Treu673,630/
Trey672,930/
Trah672,886/
Trau672,805/
Trie672,017/
Tray671,636/
Treh671,485/
Trap671,144/
Traa671,117/
Traj67807/
Trei67805/
Traş67519/
Trehout67438/
Trit67358/
Troe67344/
Trez67330/
Traiyot67313/
Treß67286/
Tras67245/
Troa67241/
Trae67195/
Thra67187/
Treggia67141/
Tryt6797/
Traucht6796/
Treydte6794/
Throuet6792/
Trouyet6790/
Truiett6785/
Tretsch6782/
Tratsch6781/
Trep6778/
Trijeau6768/
Treć6764/
Tőre6750/
Trač6744/
Tratova6733/
Traz6730/
Trøa6729/
Thre6718/
Treejit6718/
Trra6711/
Treihut679/
Tred678/
Trze678/
Traß678/
Threash677/
Trohiat676/
Trhe675/
Trautch675/
Træe675/
Trha675/
Htra674/
Tråe674/
Tretova672/
Trouete672/
Ttra672/
Trer672/
Trre672/
Thrauth672/
Trać672/
Trée672/
Tréjaut672/
Htre672/
Trge672/
Dtra672/
Tratchz672/
Treuett671/
Tregget671/
Treitch671/
Treyaha671/
Treyett671/
Trigget671/
Threeth671/
Thretts671/
Threutt671/
T'Reyha671/
Tréa671/
Traweet671/
Trajete671/
Traisth671/
Traç671/
Traï671/
Treuova671/
Trouett671/
Tréhaut671/
Trujete671/
Threeya671/
Trga671/
Treyaya671/
Treejet671/
Treeost671/
Thrautt670/
Trettch670/
Thretch670/
Gytrath670/

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