Trentham Surname

204,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Trentham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trentham,' a parish in Staffordshire, four miles from Newcastle.

John, Prior de Trentham, Staffordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

The American form is almost identical with that of an early emigrant's name.

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Trentham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7131:211,59320,677
England1591:350,42825,285
Canada1181:312,25128,740
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Trentham (10) may also be a first name.

Trentham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trentham,' a parish in Staffordshire, four miles from Newcastle.

John, Prior de Trentham, Staffordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

The American form is almost identical with that of an early emigrant's name.

1635. 'Imbarqued in the Blessing' for New England, Thomas Trentum, aged 14 years: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1747. Married — James Trentam (Nottinghamshire) and Patience Damnall: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Belonging to Trentham (Staffs), 12th-13th cent. Trentham = the Enclosure on the R. Trent [v. Trent1, and + Old English hamm, a piece of land, enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Trentham Last Name Facts

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

Trentham is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trentham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trentham is the 204,459th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,586,391 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Trentham reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,713 people, or 1 in 211,593. In The United States it is most common in: Tennessee, where 46 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Trentham is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Trentham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trentham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trentham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Trentham are 45.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.99% registered with the party.

The amount Trentham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning R 316,368 per year; in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $47,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Threntham941/
Trenttham940/
Trentam937/
Trenthan8816/
Trenthom881/
Tremtham881/
Trenthome823/
Trenthane820/
Trenthain820/
Trentom801/
Trenthausen740/
Trenton67700/
Trentanova671/
Dtrintan6314/
Trentton633/
Tremthong598/
Trinton534/
Htrinton501/

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