Trenton Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Trenton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Trenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Canada1151:320,39629,368
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Guyana71:108,8897,175
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Trenton (10,514) may also be a first name.

Trenton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trenton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trenton? popularity and diffusion

Trenton is the 477,400th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Trenton live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 59,248th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 10,514 people.

The surname Trenton is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Trenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trenton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Trenton last name grew 646 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trenton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Trenton are 21.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Trenton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning R 220,416 per year; in United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trentton933/
Trinton864/
Trentun861/
Trentom861/
Trenthan8016/
Htrinton801/
Trenthom801/
Tremthong758/
Trenthane750/
Trentam717/
Trentanova711/
Trentham672,032/
Dtrintan6714/
Trenthausen670/
Threntham631/
Trenttham630/
Tremtham531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trenton
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