Tricker Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Tricker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troggar,' whence Trigger (which see), and the sharpened Tricker; compare Trickett for Triggett, and compare also Slagg and Slack.

Tricker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2131:45,9345,787
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Australia1031:262,09423,895
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Scotland381:140,8908,524
France341:1,953,609166,012
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6821:35,7414,658
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Tricker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troggar,' whence Trigger (which see), and the sharpened Tricker; compare Trickett for Triggett, and compare also Slagg and Slack.

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

For Trigger, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In some parts of Cornwall tricker means a dancer, perhaps a corruption of tripper. Tricker may also be a corruption of the name Trigger, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tricker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tricker is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tricker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tricker is the 203,734th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name Tricker is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Tricker live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tricker is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,213 people, or 1 in 45,934. In England Tricker is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 25 percent reside, Essex, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Tricker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tricker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tricker surname grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tricker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tricker surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tricker last name are 25.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tricker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 395.38% more than the national average, earning R 1,177,220 per year; in United States they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning $47,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trickier932/
Triker9215/
Tricer925/
Trecker86387/
Trucker8635/
Trisker8628/
Tricher8610/
Trikker862/
Trikere861/
Tritker861/
Traicer861/
Troicher8032/
Treucker8029/
Treczker8018/
Treicher8014/
Threcker800/
Treker7718/
Tryker771/
Truker771/
Treschker751/
Treeker7169/
Trekker7155/
Tricair7146/
Trücher7134/
Trykker718/
Triquer718/
Trecher717/
Tresker712/
Trycher711/
Tretker710/
Treaker710/
Tricoire672,336/
Treacher67995/
Triquere6722/
Truckair6719/
Tre'cher671/
Treecher671/
Threcher670/
Thresker670/
Trecair5717/
Trecoire5318/
Trécoire531/
Treachir530/
Trequire530/
Triquoire50125/

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Footnotes

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