Trethake Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trethake Surname Definition:

An ancient Cornish family, deriving the name either from Trethake in St. Clear, or Trethake in Lanteglos. "We know not how the greatness of this family ended, or when it became extinct, but a poor man of the same name died lately at East Looe, very aged.

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Trethake Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Trethake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient Cornish family, deriving the name either from Trethake in St. Clear, or Trethake in Lanteglos. "We know not how the greatness of this family ended, or when it became extinct, but a poor man of the same name died lately at East Looe, very aged." C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Trethake in Lanteglos-by-Fowey; from tre-têg, thêk, the fair or pleasant town.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Trethake Last Name Facts

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

Trethake is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trethake? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Trethake reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Trethake is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Trethake is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 56 percent live and Cornwall, where 44 percent live.

Trethake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trethake has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Trethake surname contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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