Treweek Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Treweek Surname Definition:

1. Trewick, a township in Northumberland. 2. See Treweeke.

Treweek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:205,60217,801
Australia2571:105,04211,793
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Treweek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. Trewick, a township in Northumberland. 2. See Treweeke.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Polwhele translates Treweek, the sweet town; from week, sweet D. Gilbert says, "Treweek is known to mean sweet, beloved town or village. The Saxon wick is never, I believe, lengthened into week"

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Treweek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Treweek is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Treweek.

How Common Is The Last Name Treweek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,884th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,097,273 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Treweek reside; 44 percent reside in Australasia and 44 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 205,602. In England Treweek is most common in: Derbyshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Cornwall, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Treweek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Treweek has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Treweek surname rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Treweek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Treweek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Treweek earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.88% more than the national average, earning R 313,404 per year and in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,199 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treweeke93137/
Treweeks9368/
Treeweek931/
Treaweek931/
Treyweek931/
Treeweeks880/
Traweek861,150/
Treweke869/
Trzewek861/
Trebeek861/
Trewekk860/
Treweck860/
Trayweek8026/
Troyweek800/
Triwek7711/
Trewik778/
Trewick71785/
Trzewik71666/
Terbeek71556/
Trebeck71149/
Trebekk7130/
Traweck713/
Trzewick679/
Treywick672/
Treewick671/
Treibeck671/
Treawick670/
Treswick670/
Trayweak670/

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