Trevilian Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Trevilian 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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Trevilian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Trevilian 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

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

Trevilian Last Name Facts

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

Trevilian is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Trevilian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevilian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Trevilian reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 78 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 4 percent are found.

Trevilian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trevilian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Trevilian last name grew 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trevilian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trevilian surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

Trevilian earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,566 USD per year.

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