Tremayne Surname

261,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Tremayne 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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Tremayne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
England3931:141,77613,759
Australia3221:83,8389,718
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Canada661:558,26746,632
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Wales81:386,81619,671
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Tremayne (2,525) may also be a first name.

Tremayne 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

An estate in the parish of St. Martin, co. Cornwall. The pedigree is traced to Perys de Tremayne of Tremayne, in the reign of Edward II. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

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

One of the oldest and most distinguish families of Tremayne is that of Heligan (P.). This name remain more than one deed of daring in which the Cornish Trematne have taken part. During the siege of Pendennis, in Crom__ time, Lieutenant - Colonel Tremayne of Heligan escaped by s__ ming through the enemy's fire from one of the blockhous Trefusis Point (P.). A branch of the Tremaynes of Cor__ has been seated in Lamerton, Devon, for many centuries (Wo__ "Devonshire Parishes").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tremayne Last Name Facts

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

Tremayne is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tremayne.

How Common Is The Last Name Tremayne? popularity and diffusion

Tremayne is the 261,481st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,855,127 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Tremayne are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 146,801st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 2,525 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States Tremayne is most numerous in: California, where 27 percent are found, Utah, where 9 percent are found and Nebraska, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Tremayne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tremayne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tremayne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tremayne surname are 15.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tremayne earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,106 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.55% more than the national average, earning $69,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treamayne941/
Tremane939/
Tremyne931/
Tremayn930/
Treimane88426/
Tremaine88308/
Tremoyne8811/
Treymane885/
Tremanie884/
Trematne881/
Termayne881/
Tremanee881/
Treman86119/
Treymaine826/
Treemanee822/
Tremainie821/
Treymeyne821/
Tresmaine820/
Treamaine820/
Tremain803,191/
Tyreman80653/
Treiman80311/
Treyman80168/
Treuman8076/
Tresman8061/
Tremani8060/
Tremine8060/
Treeman8056/
Tremant8054/
Tremann8033/
Tirmane8024/
Trieman8016/
Trehman807/
Tretman806/
Termane803/
Tremman801/
Tremana801/
Tremene801/
Trymane801/
Trimane801/
Tērmane801/
Tīrmane801/
Treaman800/
Trimayunie7879/
Treumann75396/
Treisman75280/
Treimann75249/
Treitman7586/
Tresmann7578/
Treatman7551/
Treymann7543/
Treysman7526/
Trimanez7512/
Treimany759/
Trimanee759/
Termasyn759/
Termaine758/
Trimaine755/
Treytman755/
Tremione753/
Tirmanee752/
Termanet752/
Threeman752/
Trymaine751/
Treetman751/
Tremanis751/
Tremhine751/
Thrimane751/
Terzmane751/
Termanes751/
Tremañes751/
Tremañez751/
Termanee751/
Treasman750/
Thremann750/
Tremoine750/
Troymane750/
Terman711,415/
Tirman711,382/
Triman71458/
Thrimanne71365/
Treimanis71320/
Tryman7163/
Trimayani7134/
Tyrman7122/
Trimayuni7113/
Tirmayani7111/
Traimanee718/
Tretmanis715/
Trimayeni712/
Termynets712/
Treymanis711/
Trjman711/
Tırman711/
Tirmanesh711/
Threhmani711/
Termine671,705/
Tirmani67435/
Trisman67421/
Tierman67395/
Truyman67256/
Trojman67243/
Therman67234/
Trimani67225/
Thirman67197/
Traiman67174/
Terzman67140/
Tearman67136/
Teerman67132/
Tirmant6781/
Termann6772/
Trajman6757/
Termain6745/
Tritman6745/
Teurman6738/
Trayman6737/
Tirmann6727/
Termant6722/
Thyrman6720/
Tremoen6719/
Trimana6719/
Tirmana6719/
Tyrmand6718/
Troyman6715/
Termani6715/
Trujman6715/
Tremini6710/
Trismayuni679/
Tremein679/
Treymam678/
Trémant678/
Termana678/
Tairman677/
Troiman674/
Trimahyuni673/
Tremham672/
Términe672/
Tuirman671/
Trimand671/
Teirman671/
Thriman671/
Termene671/
Tresmam671/
Tajrman671/
Troismaine671/
Trzymaszyn671/
Trémine671/
Trysman671/
Trimain670/
Tremuen670/
Truiman670/
Trimann670/
Trimman670/
Termand670/

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