Tresilian Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tresilian Surname Definition:

According to some, this name means place for eels, or in open view (sel, sil, sul, a view, prospect); but I am iuclined to think the local name may have had its appellation from St. Silian or Sulien; whence the parish of St. Silian or Sulien, co.

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Tresilian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Wales81:386,81619,671
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tresilian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

According to some, this name means place for eels, or in open view (sel, sil, sul, a view, prospect); but I am iuclined to think the local name may have had its appellation from St. Silian or Sulien; whence the parish of St. Silian or Sulien, co. Cardigan, in Wales.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tresilian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tresilian has its highest incidence in England. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tresilian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Tresilian occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Tresilian are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Tresilian is most common in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Tresilian is mostly found in: Somerset, where 31 percent live, Surrey, where 31 percent live and Greater London, where 23 percent live. Aside from England Tresilian is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Tresilian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tresilian has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tresilian surname grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tresilian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tresillian9520/
Tressilian951/
Treslian941/
Tressillian9016/
Tresilien894/
Trasilian890/
Treslan8822/
Treslin885/
Trisiliano841/
Trusilin82109/
Tarsilan8212/
Tursilin828/
Trslin801/
Trusilina7876/
Tresoline7818/
Tresolini7818/
Treselyan781/
Trigilian781/
Tresyline781/
Trisilion780/
Dreslin7580/
Terslin758/
Traslin754/
Třeslin752/
Troslin751/
Truslin750/
Treslon750/
Teresalina7421/
Terciliano7410/
Trisilawan745/
Trezillion742/
Traciliano742/
Tersuliano741/
Tire Aslan741/
Trusillano741/
Terceliano741/
Tarciliano741/
Tercelan7167/
Tercelin7144/
Tarcelin7130/
Dreuslin7126/
Darsilan7118/
Trisulan719/
Tarsolin717/
Dresslin716/
Dresline715/
Tarzilin713/
Toroslan712/
Troselan711/
Torsline711/
Trusalin711/
Trezelin711/
Trasilna711/
Tarcilin711/
Tarslani711/
Trøslien711/
Dereslin711/
Dreslane710/
Dresslan710/
Tercilin710/
Triselin710/
tri Zuliana7050/
Torres Lana703/
Torres Lino703/
Torres-Olan701/
Torres Olan701/
Trisolini671,211/
Torcelino671,149/
Tiercelin671,148/
Trisolino67573/
Trasolini67434/
Dorcelian67108/
Trisoline6774/
Torcellan6747/
Torcilino6739/
Trosolino6725/
Trusolino6722/
Trizulino6716/
Turssline6712/
Trisalina6710/
Trazilien6710/
Darcelian679/
Trasoline678/
Trizolini675/
Dorsilien673/
Taeraslin673/
Tiracilan673/
Tercilien673/
Dresselin672/
Torselino672/
Trizoline672/
Derasilin671/
Traslanna671/
Terciline671/
Turcelino671/
ter Aslan671/
Tercelino671/
Torcelien671/
Torsalino671/
Tarcelino671/
Tarseline671/
Doreselin671/
Tourslane671/
Traceline671/
Trizeline671/
Trezolina671/
Trizelini671/
Dorsilina671/
Drieslien671/
Dersilino671/
Dreisslin670/

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