Trevathan Surname

252,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,567 people bear this surname

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

Trevathan Surname Definition:

From Trevethan in Gwennap, from tre-vethan, the meadow town. According to Pryce, this name may also signify the town among trees, or the old town; and he translates Trevethen, the birds' town. Treveathan would mean the rich or fruitful town.

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Trevathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4151:256,15524,256
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Australia271:999,84158,390
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Trevathan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Trevethan in Gwennap, from tre-vethan, the meadow town. According to Pryce, this name may also signify the town among trees, or the old town; and he translates Trevethen, the birds' town. Treveathan would mean the rich or fruitful town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREFETHEN: A name found in the United States; a corruption of Trevethen. See Trevethan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Trevathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trevathan occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Trevathan.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevathan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trevathan is the 252,519th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,650,636 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Trevathan live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,415 people, or 1 in 256,155. In The United States Trevathan is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 24 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and North Carolina, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Trevathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trevathan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Trevathan surname expanded 1,348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trevathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trevathan last name are 3.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.16% being registered with the political party.

Trevathan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,947 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treevathan951/
Trevathean951/
Treavathan950/
Trevethan891,186/
Trevathon894/
Travathan893/
Trebathan893/
Trevataan891/
Trevatham891/
Tervathan891/
Trebathon780/
Trevethon780/
Trevastone741/
Treveton7152/
Trawathon6761/

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Trevathan Reference & Research

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