Tregilgas Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tregilgas Surname Definition:

From tre-chil-gûs, the dwelling by the ridge of the wood.

Tregilgas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1961:137,73314,860
England1151:484,50531,272
United States531:6,838,848318,712
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales161:193,40812,484
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tregilgas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From tre-chil-gûs, the dwelling by the ridge of the wood.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tregilgas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tregilgas is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tregilgas.

How Common Is The Last Name Tregilgas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 707,442nd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Tregilgas reside; 52 percent reside in Australasia and 52 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 137,733. In Australia Tregilgas is most common in: South Australia, where 48 percent reside, New South Wales, where 41 percent reside and Victoria, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Tregilgas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tregilgas has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tregilgas last name rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tregilgas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tregilgas are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tregilgas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tregillgas957/
Tregilas942/
Tregilgus8912/
Tergilgas890/
Tregelas822/
Tregeleas780/
Tregelgus780/
Trigilgus780/

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