Trewhitt Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trewhitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troite'; v. Trott. But it must not be forgotten that there is High and Low Trewhitt, a township in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland.

Nicholas Tryut, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Trewhitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:186,34816,642
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Australia521:519,14839,018
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Trewhitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troite'; v. Trott. But it must not be forgotten that there is High and Low Trewhitt, a township in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland.

Nicholas Tryut, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Trewhitt (Nor- thumb.), 13th cent. Terwit, Tirwhit [perh. repr. Old English treów-(ge)wrid, a thicket]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Trewhitt; a location name in Northumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Trewhitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trewhitt occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trewhitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,813th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Trewhitt live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England it is mostly concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 41 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Durham, where 11 percent live. Excluding England Trewhitt occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Trewhitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trewhitt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Trewhitt last name expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trewhitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Trewhitt are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Trewhitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trewitt93122/
Trewhit930/
Tyrwhitt8879/
Trewhett880/
Threwitt880/
Trewit862/
Threewitt82121/
Trevitt80622/
Trewett8029/
Treewit807/
Threewit7570/
Terwitte7517/
Trievitt751/
Treavitt750/
Triwit71238/
Trewet7167/
Trevit718/
Trebit712/
Teerewith711/
Trivett673,484/
Trevett671,557/
Trivitt67686/
Tribett67343/
Tribitt67102/
Travitt6739/
Trebett6726/
Treboit6724/
Travett6714/
Thrawit677/
Treewet672/
Tervitt672/
Trevite671/
Treibit671/
Trevist671/
Treybit671/
Tervett671/
Treyvit671/
Terwait671/
Trevith670/
Trewetz670/
Trovett670/
Terbett670/

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