Tremain Surname

139,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,191 people bear this surname

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

Tremain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tremayne.' 'An estate in the parish of St. Martin, Cornwall The pedigree is traced to Perys de Tremayne of Tremayne, in the reign of Edward III': Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (Patronymica Britannica.

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Tremain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3621:266,12325,065
England7401:75,2958,539
Australia4951:54,5376,694
Canada3001:122,81912,877
New Zealand2441:18,5593,258
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:115,71111,408

Tremain (497) may also be a first name.

Tremain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tremayne.' 'An estate in the parish of St. Martin, Cornwall The pedigree is traced to Perys de Tremayne of Tremayne, in the reign of Edward III': Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (Patronymica Britannica.)

1704-5. Married — John Forster and Jane Tremaine: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Tremaine (Cornvall) = the Town of the Stone [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, village, etc. + Cornish mên = Welsh maen, a stone] “In the name Tremaine we may be sure that the second syllable is not an adjective or it would be ‘Trevaine’; so the meaning is not, as one might think, ‘the stone house’ (not a very distinguishing epithet in Cornwall), but probably ‘the house of the stones’, i.e. of some stone circle or other prehistoric remains.”—Jenner, Handbk. Cornish Lang., p. 193.

The corresponding Welsh place-name is Tremaen or Tremain. In the parish of Tremain, Cardigan, “is the Llêch-yr-Ast Stone."

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tremaine in East hundred; from root of Tremayn, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREMAYN, TREMAYNE: From Tremayne in Crowan, said to mean the town on the shore or sea-coast; but perhaps rather from tre-mean, -mên, the stone town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Comw.

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

Tremain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tremain is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tremain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,962nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,283,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tremain live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tremain is also the 380,582nd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 497 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,362 people, or 1 in 266,123. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Tremain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tremain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tremain last name rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tremain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tremain surname are 8.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.98% registered with the party.

The amount Tremain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $52,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tremaine93308/
Treman92119/
Treymaine886/
Tresmaine880/
Treamaine880/
Tyreman86653/
Treiman86311/
Treyman86168/
Treuman8676/
Tresman8661/
Tremine8660/
Treeman8656/
Tremant8654/
Troeman8652/
Termain8645/
Tremann8633/
Trieman8616/
Tremane869/
Tremein869/
Trehman867/
Tretman866/
Tramain863/
Tremman861/
Tromain861/
Trimain860/
Tremayn860/
Treaman860/
Tremayne801,501/
Treimane80426/
Treumann80396/
Treisman80280/
Treimann80249/
Treitman8086/
Tresmann8078/
Traemann8054/
Treatman8051/
Treymann8043/
Treysman8026/
Termaine808/
Trimaine805/
Treymane805/
Treytman805/
Threeman802/
Trymaine801/
Traymain801/
Treetman801/
Trematne801/
Tremhine801/
Treasman800/
Traimain800/
Thremann800/
Tremoine800/
Terman771,415/
Tirman771,382/
Troman77839/
Triman77458/
Traman77133/
Tryman7763/
Tyrman7722/
Trjman771/
Tırman771/
Treamayne751/
Termine711,705/
Trisman71421/
Tierman71395/
Truyman71256/
Trojman71243/
Therman71234/
Thirman71197/
Traiman71174/
Terzman71140/
Tearman71136/
Teerman71132/
Termijn71114/
Tremeschin7181/
Tirmant7181/
Termann7172/
Trajman7157/
Tritman7145/
Teurman7138/
Trayman7137/
Trahman7134/
Tirmann7127/
Tirmane7124/
Termant7122/
Thyrman7120/
Tremoen7119/
Tyrmand7118/
Troyman7115/
Trujman7115/
Tramanh7114/
Tramann7114/
Trohman718/
Treymam718/
Trémant718/
Tairman717/
Throman714/
Troiman714/
Termane713/
Tremham712/
Términe712/
Thraman711/
Tramman711/
Tremene711/
Tremyne711/
Trymane711/
Tuirman711/
Trimand711/
Trimane711/
Teirman711/
Thriman711/
Tresmam711/
Tērmane711/
Tīrmane711/
Tajrman711/
Troismaine711/
Trémine711/
Tromhan711/
Trysman711/
Termuin711/
Tremuen710/
Truiman710/
Trimann710/
Trimman710/
Termand710/
Tramein710/
Thermann67337/
Thierman67287/
Termaten67115/
Theerman6793/
Termisin6764/
Traisman6755/
Thromman6752/
Trajtman6749/
Thramann6749/
Teermann6739/
Thirmand6725/
Truitman6713/
Treemeen6712/
Truijman6711/
Tremoyne6711/
Termasyn679/
Tiermann676/
Troujman675/
Traimang674/
Termahan674/
Thermine674/
Traysman672/
Traitman672/
Theirman672/
Trittman672/
Trauyman671/
Termayne671/
Termitin671/
Thrimane671/
Therhman671/
Tromoyan671/
Trujmand671/
Trammein671/
Tearmang671/
Trimmine670/
Trithman670/
Thearman670/
Trohmann670/
Thuirman670/
Tirmehan670/
Troymane670/

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