Trett Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v.

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Trett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:143,23413,859
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Romania301:669,26246,959
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales111:281,32115,850
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Trett (15) may also be a first name.

Trett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v. Yonge, ii. 235-6). The name is frequently found in the Exchequer Lay Subsidies, Somerset.

'Edward III, and in various forms is still familiar to that county. Speaking generally, the surname has steadily settled down into Trott Robertus fit Troite, 7 Henry II, Pipe Roll.

Robert fil. Trote, 1165: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Richard fil. Truite, 1179: ibid.

The first two probably represent the same individual. I furnish both instances because of the twofold spelling. It will be well to furnish some early variants:

Nicholas Truhyt, Somerset, l Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Troht, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Trote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Trut, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Tryut, Somerset, 1 Edward III:

Philip Troyt, Norfolk, ibid.

Jefthe French Trote, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1340: History of Norfolk.

1661. Married — William Fitter and Jane Trott: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

1. See Trotman. 2. Mr. Ferguson deduces it from the German traut, dear; Low German, drud, dear, beloved.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Trehet; a personal name.

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

The Trotts are now established in the neighbouring districts of Honiton and Cullompton. John Trott, one of the martyrs of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, died on the scaffold at Bridgewater ("Western Martyrology").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Trett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trett occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,080th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Trett reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Trett is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 143,234. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 49 percent reside, Suffolk, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 4 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Romania, where 4 percent reside.

Trett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Trett last name expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Trett are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Trett earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $40,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trette9162/
Treatt9121/
Trettø9111/
Thrett917/
Tretts916/
Treitt915/
Treutt914/
Triett913/
Troett911/
Traett910/
Tret89217/
Threatt834,048/
Thretts831/
Threutt831/
Trettch830/
Treat806,194/
Tritt803,087/
Trest80593/
Triet80572/
Træet80248/
Treit80186/
Treut80166/
Treet8059/
Treyt8038/
Traet8036/
Tretz8035/
Trete8026/
Tredt8018/
Troet8013/
Trytt8013/
Thret807/
Trets804/
Treth803/
Trhet801/
Threatts77165/
Threatte77156/
Tre753,886/
Truitt7312,845/
Threet732,056/
Threat731,073/
Treitz73709/
Tairet73111/
Thyret7380/
Troeth7374/
Treudt7369/
Treuth7350/
Treste7350/
Teartt7347/
Treest7343/
Treidt7338/
Treetz7325/
Treite7315/
Toiret7314/
Tritte735/
Trethe735/
Threte734/
Trheet734/
Thriet733/
Thritt732/
Trests732/
Teyret732/
Threit731/
Traitt731/
Treatz731/
Treist731/
Troitt731/
Tirtte731/
Tertte731/
T'Riet731/
Tresht731/
Treizt731/
Threth731/
Trritt730/
Treats730/
Treast730/
Treate730/
Toyret730/
Trecht730/
Treath730/
Tretch730/
Tryott730/
Tree674,776/
Tres674,660/
Treu673,630/
Trey672,930/
Trie672,017/
Treh671,485/
Trei67805/
Trea67581/
Trit67358/
Trez67330/
Treß67286/
Tert67162/
Tryt6797/
Treydte6794/
Tretsch6782/
Trep6778/
Treć6764/
Tőre6750/
Treatch6740/
Truitte6736/
Thre6718/
Theyret6712/
Tirt679/
Tred678/
Trze678/
Trhe675/
Træe675/
Tråe674/
Troitte673/
Threath673/
Theiret673/
Tretova672/
Trer672/
Trre672/
Trée672/
Htre672/
Trge672/
Treitch671/
Trruitt671/
Truitts671/
Threeth671/
Theartt671/
Thairet671/
Thretch670/
Traitte670/

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