Trench Surname

176,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Trench Surname Definition:

This surname is said to be of French origin and introduced into Scotland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, October, 1684. The name is found much earlier in Scotland, and there are places named Trench in England. James Tryncche, witness in 1557 and Helen Trynsche in 1558 (Home, 206).

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Trench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:450,26038,563
England4851:114,88311,756
Brazil2471:866,69831,229
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Australia961:281,20525,117
Jamaica911:31,5382,300
Ireland871:54,1263,790
Canada871:423,51337,101
Chile471:374,81910,292
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Belize51:71,0952,977
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jersey31:33,0674,675
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Scotland761:49,2533,418
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Trench (43) may also be a first name.

Trench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is said to be of French origin and introduced into Scotland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, October, 1684. The name is found much earlier in Scotland, and there are places named Trench in England. James Tryncche, witness in 1557 and Helen Trynsche in 1558 (Home, 206). Andrew Trincne is recorded in Dunfermline, 1586 (Dunfermline), John Trinche appears in Eyemouth, 1629 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 41), and David Trinsche was fleschear and burgess of Edinburgh, 1658 (Inquis., 4403).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Cutting or Alley [Middle English trench(e; from Old French trencher (mod. trancher), to cut] And in a trench, forth in the park, gooth she.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, F 392.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From La Tranche, a town in Poitou, the possession of the family in early times. After the massacre of St. Bartholomew, Frederick de la Tranche, or Trenche, a Protestant nobleman, sought refuge from persecution on English ground, and settled in Northumberland in the year 1574. Thence his descendants passed over into Ireland, where they still flourish in the enjoyment of two peerages, the Earldom of Clancarty, and the Barony of Ashtown.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From La Trenche; a seigneurie in Poitou, France. A location name in Salop.

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

Trench Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trench occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trench? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,356th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,002,697 people. The last name Trench is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Trench live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Trench is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Trench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trench has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Trench last name increased 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Trench surname are 15.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Trench earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135% more than the national average, earning R 558,456 per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trensch92286/
Trenchs92219/
Trenche9242/
Trentch9219/
Thrench922/
Trenc9162/
Trentsch8669/
Trenzsch861/
Trinch83122/
Tronch83105/
Trence8365/
Trenci8324/
Trencs8312/
Tranch838/
Tremch832/
Ternch831/
Trensh830/
Trentzsch80467/
Trenchova809/
Trnc801/
Trentcsch800/
Trinche7732/
Trinsch7711/
Trentsh771/
Trinchs770/
Trenz732,278/
Trinc73410/
Trens73243/
Trînc736/
Trnci731/
Trenß731/
Trenx730/
Tremtche7113/
Trencova711/
Trinci67438/
Trentz67298/
Trince67166/
Trense67140/
Traens6742/
Trensz6715/
Trents6714/
Trincz6712/
Trendz674/
Trinchova671/
Trinxh671/
Truens671/
Trends671/
Trienz671/

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