Trefethen Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

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

Trefethen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Trefethen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England41:13,929,515290,718
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Trefethen Last Name Facts

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

Trefethen is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trefethen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Trefethen is the 452,572nd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Trefethen reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Trefethen is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States Trefethen is mostly found in: Maine, where 12 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 12 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Trefethen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trefethen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trefethen last name grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trefethen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trefethen last name are 13.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trefethen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.15% more than the national average, earning $76,088 CAD per year.

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Trefethen Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trefethen
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