Trewheela Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Trewheela Surname Definition:

TREWHELE: From Trewhele in St. Enodor; from tre-wheela, the dwelling by the works or mines. Hence the names Trewheela, Trewhela, Trewhella, Trewilla, Trewhelow.

Trewheela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Trewheela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TREWHELE: From Trewhele in St. Enodor; from tre-wheela, the dwelling by the works or mines. Hence the names Trewheela, Trewhela, Trewhella, Trewilla, Trewhelow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The ancient __ of Trewhella is now best represented in the district of B__ For seven generations before 1620 the family of Trewolla re__ at Trewolla, in Gorran parish; and in 1688, Christopher and __ Trewhella and James Trewhelow resided in Towednack p__ (G.). Trewolla was the name of the mayor of Truro in 1683 __ Tbethewey is a name now found in the neighbourhood of G__ pound Road. In the reign of Charles II., John Trethewey, and together with the Karl of St. Albans, Lord Berkeley, and ot__ received a grant of territory in America (Hotten's "American Emigrants").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Trewheela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trewheela is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trewheela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Trewheela is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Trewheela live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Trewheela is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 226,416. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent live. Not including New Zealand Trewheela is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trewhela94133/
Trewhella89900/
Trewella82141/
Trechuela781/
Trevella7148/
Trewolla7136/
Trevelia713/
Trebelay711/
Trawelay711/
Tresuela711/
Trawhala710/
Trewalla710/
Trewilla710/
Trechuelo67100/
Trawellay672/
Treewalla671/

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