Trigger Surname
Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname
Trigger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troggar'; v. Tricker.
Hugh Troggar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Trigger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 609 | 1:595,171 | 48,535 |
| Australia | 363 | 1:74,368 | 8,731 |
| England | 302 | 1:184,497 | 16,523 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 223 | 1:109,307 | 10,757 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Trigger (205) may also be a first name.
Trigger 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'; v. Tricker.
Hugh Troggar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(Scandinavian) represents an Old Norse Tryggeir = Trusty Spear [Old Norse trygg-r, trusty, true + geir-r, a spear]
Place name in Wales (Tregear).
1. I knew this name, at Alfriston, co. Sussex, corrupted from the local name Trigwell. 2. A correspondent informs me that this is a rather common name at Madeley, co. Salop, where it is understood to signify an employment. A Trigger is one who cuts small watercourses, locally called trigs, in meadows capable of irrigation. The name is therefore analogous to Ditcher.
A corruption of the surname Tregeare, Tregear, Tregere, Tregare; from Tregeare in the parish of Crowan, where the family were resident as late as 1732; from tre-geare, the green or fruitful place.
From the Old Norse, Tryggvi; from the Danish, Trygg, Traeger; from the Dutch, Drieger; from the Flemish, Trigot; from the German, Troeger; A. Trygger; a personal name.
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Trigger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trigger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Trigger is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Trigger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 266,766th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Trigger live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Trigger is also the 632,267th most frequent forename globally, held by 205 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 595,171. In The United States Trigger is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 28 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Virginia, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Trigger occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.
Trigger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Trigger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Trigger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Trigger last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.11% registered with the party.
The amount Trigger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning R 276,696 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $57,376 CAD per year.
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Trigger Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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