Tremble Surname

168,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tremble Surname Definition:

Variants of the border name of Turnbull (which see), found in Cumberland.

Tremble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5791:229,55022,126
England3851:144,72213,975
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Scotland811:66,0975,205
South Africa661:820,87455,153
France131:5,109,440259,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:105,28010,575

The alternate forms: Tremblé (3) are calculated separately.

Tremble (13) may also be a first name.

Tremble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variants of the border name of Turnbull (which see), found in Cumberland.

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

A metathetic form of Turnbull, which see. Janet Trumble in Crosiereige appears in 1674, and John Trimble in Elsrigle, parish of Libbertoun, 1689 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller by an Aspen- Tree [French tremble, an aspen; Latin tremul-us] (English) v. Trimble, Trumble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near an aspen tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the French, Tremblay; a personal name From le Tremblay; a location name in Normandy; or from Tremeale; a location name in Cornwall.

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

Tremble Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tremble occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tremblé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tremble? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,242nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,836,725 people. The last name Tremble is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tremble live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tremble is also the 3,159,357th most common first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,579 people, or 1 in 229,550. In The United States Tremble is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 17 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Tremble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tremble has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tremble last name increased 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 810 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tremble Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tremble last name are 6.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tremble earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.61% less than the national average, earning R 136,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $54,875 CAD per year.

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Tremble Reference & Research

Turnbull-Trimble-Tru DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Turnbull-Trimble-Tru FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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