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

Trevathan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevathan? popularity and diffusion

Trevathan is the 252,519th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,650,636 people. The surname Trevathan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Trevathan are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Trevathan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,415 people, or 1 in 256,155. In The United States Trevathan is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 24 percent live, Tennessee, where 13 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Trevathan is found in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Trevathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trevathan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Trevathan last name increased 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 US 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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