Trevelion Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Trevelion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

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Trevelion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England191:2,932,529101,561
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Trevelion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.)

1734. Married — George Trevillion and Mary Allen: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Trevelyan (Cornwall), the Domesday Trevelien = Elian’s Homestead [Cornish trev, a homestead, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in the parish of St. Veep near Fowey, in Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. See Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. Nettlecombe, co. Somerset, became their seat in the XV. century, and Wallington, co. Northumberland, (acquired with the heiress of Calverley of Calverley,) in the XVIII.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From an estate in the parish of St. Veep, where dwelt, in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. (See Lowet, quoting Shirley's "Noble and Gentle Men.") There is a place called Trevilian Bridge in Merthyr. The name is from tre-vylgan, the dwelling of the seaman (vylgy, the sea), according to tradition, and the arms of Sir John Trovylian. The name is also found written Trevilian, Trevillian, Trevillion, Trevylian, Trevyllian, Treuilian, Trivellian. But see Trevelyn.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREVILLINION: From tre-villinion, the dwelling by the mills. See Trehellan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. (Cornish British) Trevellyan, the town of the mill. Welsh, Tremelin, or Trevelin.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Trevelion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trevelion is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Trevelion click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevelion? popularity and diffusion

Trevelion is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Trevelion occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Trevelion live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,420,826. In Australia Trevelion is most common in: South Australia, where 74 percent are found, New South Wales, where 16 percent are found and Queensland, where 11 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 50 percent are found.

Trevelion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trevelion has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Trevelion surname rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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