Trew Surname
Approximately 4,599 people bear this surname
Trew Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true,' a faithful and trustworthy man. Middle English trewe.
Henry Trewe, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1595. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John True: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1596.
Read More About This SurnameTrew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,514 | 1:36,802 | 4,815 |
| United States | 1,304 | 1:277,959 | 25,957 |
| Australia | 803 | 1:33,619 | 4,432 |
| Canada | 373 | 1:98,782 | 10,734 |
| Wales | 194 | 1:15,951 | 1,727 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Jamaica | 31 | 1:92,579 | 4,005 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Barbados | 8 | 1:35,931 | 1,672 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 563 | 1:43,296 | 5,424 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:16,685 | 993 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 261 | 1:192,409 | 16,879 |
Trew (63) may also be a first name.
Trew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true,' a faithful and trustworthy man. Middle English trewe.
Henry Trewe, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1595. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John True: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1596. Buried — Elizabeth Trew: ibid.
1807. Married — Charles Walker and Ruth Trew: St. George, Hanover Square.
= True, q.v.
From Trou, Normandy. Hugh and Richard Troue, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gerard de la Truwe, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the German, Trew; from the Dutch, Trouw; from the Danish, Thrue; a personal name.$
Trew Demographics
Trew Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Trew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Trew is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Trew? popularity and diffusion
It is the 102,445th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,584,594 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Trew live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 36,802. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Essex, where 7 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.
Trew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Trew has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Trew last name grew 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Trew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Trew last name is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Trew last name are 23.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Trew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning R 280,092 per year; in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,598 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trewe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Treew | 89 | 5 | / |
| Triew | 89 | 3 | / |
| Treuw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Threw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Threew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teerew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Htrhew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tearew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tref | 75 | 101 | / |
| Trev | 75 | 69 | / |
| Treb | 75 | 55 | / |
| Triw | 75 | 44 | / |
| Terw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tirw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tjrw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tirfe | 67 | 14,870 | / |
| Terfe | 67 | 7,920 | / |
| Trefz | 67 | 2,110 | / |
| Treib | 67 | 670 | / |
| Treff | 67 | 636 | / |
| Troev | 67 | 387 | / |
| Treft | 67 | 327 | / |
| Treva | 67 | 276 | / |
| Trefs | 67 | 150 | / |
| Traev | 67 | 89 | / |
| Terwe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Trief | 67 | 51 | / |
| Triwp | 67 | 37 | / |
| Trevs | 67 | 33 | / |
| Trefe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Treev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Teerw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Triev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Traef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Trife | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tirwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Triws | 67 | 4 | / |
| Trisw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Trefh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tyrev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Treef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Treif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trovw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Treyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tetrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Threechw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tesrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Triow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Treav | 67 | 0 | / |
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