Tregarthen Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 96 | 1:35,747 | 4,143 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.
(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.]
From Tregarthen in Ludgran; from treg-ar-den, the dwelling upon the hill; or treg-arth-en, the dwelling upon the high place.
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.
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.
A location name in Cornwall.
Tregarthen Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tresgarthen | 95 | 5 | / |
| Treegarten | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tregartten | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tregerthen | 90 | 0 | / |
| Tregerten | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tiergarten | 80 | 41 | / |
| Thirgarten | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thiergarten | 76 | 26 | / |
| Theurgarten | 76 | 1 | / |
| Thrigerthen | 76 | 0 | / |
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