Trevethan Surname

316,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Trevethan 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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Trevethan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:798,36861,583
Australia3701:72,9618,589
England2711:205,60217,801
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Trevethan 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

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Trevethan Last Name Facts

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

Trevethan is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Trevethan.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevethan? popularity and diffusion

Trevethan is the 316,181st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Trevethan reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 798,368. In The United States Trevethan is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

Trevethan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trevethan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trevethan surname increased 1,419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trevethan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trevethan surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Trevethan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning R 198,516 per year and in United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,690 USD per year.

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Trevethan Reference & Research

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