Treffry Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Treffry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Treffry.' Mr. Lower says, 'This name is derived from the manor of Treffry, in the parish of Lanhydrock, where it is traced to a very early period' (v. for fuller account his Patronymica Britannica).

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Treffry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Canada681:541,84745,466
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Treffry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Treffry.' Mr. Lower says, 'This name is derived from the manor of Treffry, in the parish of Lanhydrock, where it is traced to a very early period' (v. for fuller account his Patronymica Britannica).

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

(Celtic) belonging to Treffry (Cornwall) = the Town of the Slope [Cornish and Welsh tref, a homestead, village, town + the Cornish cogn. of Welsh rhiw, a slope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name is derived from the manor of Treffry, in the parish of Lanhydrock, where it is traced to a very early period. The family afterwards removed to Fowey, where was born the gallant Sir John Treffry, who, fighting under the Black Prince at the battle of Poictiers, took the French royal standard, for which he was created a knight banneret, and had, as an augmentation of his arms, the Fleursde-lys of France. In the next century some French marauders (whether in revenge of the national disgrace or not, does not appear) attacked Place House, the residence of the family at Fowey, but met a repulse at the hands of a lady, the Mistress Treffry of the period. Leland says :-"The Frenchmen divers times assailed Fowey, and last, most notably, about Henry VI. tyme, when the wife of Thomas Trevry, with her men, repelled the French out of her house, in her husbandes absence, whereupon Thomas Trevry builded a right fair and strongly embattled tower in his house."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Treffry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Treffry is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Treffry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. Treffry is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Treffry reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Treffry is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States Treffry is most frequent in: Washington, where 48 percent are found, California, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Treffry occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Treffry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Treffry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Treffry last name expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Treffry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Treffry surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Treffry last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Treffry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treffrey936/
Trefry921,082/
Trefrey8679/
Treffre8664/
Terfry7762/
Trofry771/
Tirfry771/
Trifry770/
Tierfry711/
Tripfry710/
Tryferi574/
Trofrie570/

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