Tregarthen Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Tregarthen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tregarthian.' 'A place in the parish of Gorran, Cornwall, where the family were seated temp. Edward I, or earlier': Lower, quoting Gilbert's Cornwall.

Tregarthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay961:35,7474,143
England621:898,67846,462
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tregarthen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tregarthian.' 'A place in the parish of Gorran, Cornwall, where the family were seated temp. Edward I, or earlier': Lower, quoting Gilbert's Cornwall.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Tregarthian (Cornwall) [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, etc. + the pl. of Cornish garth, Welsh gardd, a garden (-en, Cornish pl. suff.; -ian for yon, pl. suff.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tregarthen in Ludgran; from treg-ar-den, the dwelling upon the hill; or treg-arth-en, the dwelling upon the high place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREGARTHIAN: From Tregarthian in Gorran, where, according to C. S. Gilbert, the family were seated temp, Edw. I. or earlier; from root of Tregarthen, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREGARTHIAN: A place in the parish of Gorran, co. Cornwall, where the family were seated temp. Edward I., or earlier. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Tregarthen Last Name Facts

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

Tregarthen has its highest incidence in Uruguay. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tregarthen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 945,594th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname Tregarthen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Tregarthen reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widely held in Uruguay, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 35,747. In Uruguay it is most numerous in: Soriano Department, where 34 percent reside, Montevideo Department, where 26 percent reside and Paysandú Department, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Uruguay this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Tregarthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tregarthen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tregarthen surname expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tregarthen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tregarthen last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Tregarthen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.09% more than the national average, earning $71,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.23% less than the national average, earning $39,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tresgarthen955/
Treegarten901/
Tregartten901/
Tregerthen900/
Tregerten840/
Tiergarten8041/
Thirgarten802/
Thiergarten7626/
Theurgarten761/
Thrigerthen760/

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