Tresham Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tresham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Tresham (Glouc.), 10th cent. Tresham (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1282) = (prob.) Treowe's Home [the genit. of Old English tréowe, trýwe, true + hám, home, estate] Will’us Tresham.—Charter Rolls, tp. Hen. VI.

Tresham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:917,61868,923
Canada511:722,46357,796
England351:1,591,94567,242
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Tresham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Tresham (Glouc.), 10th cent. Tresham (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1282) = (prob.) Treowe's Home [the genit. of Old English tréowe, trýwe, true + hám, home, estate] Will’us Tresham.—Charter Rolls, tp. Hen. VI.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Tresham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tresham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tresham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 593,568th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Tresham live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 917,618. In The United States Tresham is most common in: Nevada, where 64 percent are found, Washington, where 8 percent are found and Alaska, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Tresham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tresham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tresham last name expanded 1,274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tresham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tresham last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tresham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $37,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,735 CAD per year.

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