Trevilyan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Trevilyan 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Trevilyan 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.
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.
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.
TREVILLINION: From tre-villinion, the dwelling by the mills. See Trehellan.
Local. (Cornish British) Trevellyan, the town of the mill. Welsh, Tremelin, or Trevelin.
Trevilyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trevilyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Trevilyan occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Trevilyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Trevilyan reside; 97 percent reside in Australasia and 97 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 771,306. In Australia Trevilyan is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 34 percent live, Queensland, where 34 percent live and South Australia, where 26 percent live. Other than Australia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevillyan | 95 | 197 | / |
| Trevelyan | 89 | 1,342 | / |
| Trevilian | 89 | 55 | / |
| Trevillan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Treviland | 89 | 0 | / |
| Trevillian | 84 | 1,008 | / |
| Trevellyan | 84 | 111 | / |
| Trevillgan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Trevelyain | 84 | 0 | / |
| Travillyan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Trevilon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Treveillian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Trevilion | 78 | 40 | / |
| Trevillon | 78 | 12 | / |
| Trebelyan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Tervelyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Trevelyon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Trevelian | 78 | 0 | / |
| Trevylane | 78 | 0 | / |
| Travilian | 78 | 0 | / |
| Trevelgan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Trevillion | 74 | 866 | / |
| Travillian | 74 | 258 | / |
| Treyvellan | 74 | 38 | / |
| Trevellian | 74 | 16 | / |
| Trevilliam | 74 | 2 | / |
| Travaillan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Trevyllian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Trevetland | 74 | 1 | / |
| Trivillian | 74 | 0 | / |
| Treveyllan | 74 | 0 | / |
| Tervillian | 74 | 0 | / |
| Triwulan | 71 | 958 | / |
| Trevelion | 67 | 38 | / |
| Trivilion | 67 | 11 | / |
| Triwulian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Trivillon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Travelian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tervellan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Troviluon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trovilion | 67 | 0 | / |
| Travilion | 67 | 0 | / |
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