Trevithick Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

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

Trevithick Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Trevethick (Cornwall) = the Physician's Dwelling [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, etc. + the mutated form, -vethic, of Cornish methic or medhec = Welsh meddyg (Latin medic-us), a physician]

Trevithick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4471:810,87062,361
Australia1701:158,79816,605
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:120,67011,490
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Trevithick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Trevethick (Cornwall) = the Physician's Dwelling [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, etc. + the mutated form, -vethic, of Cornish methic or medhec = Welsh meddyg (Latin medic-us), a physician]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trevithick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trevithick is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevithick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,186th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Trevithick reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 810,870. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Trevithick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trevithick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Trevithick surname expanded 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trevithick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trevithick last name are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trevithick earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning R 196,044 per year; in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $55,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trevithic951/
Trevthick951/
Trevitick950/
Trevethick90192/
Tervithick901/
Trewithick900/
Trevittick900/
Tervethick801/
Tairovithc701/
Treephithak674/
Triphithak60120/
Traiphithak5791/

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