Trigwell Surname

387,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Trigwell Surname Definition:

Probably a corruption of Tregonwell. This name is sometimes further corrupted to Trigger.

Trigwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:118,54912,057
Australia3141:85,9749,937
South Africa551:985,04961,274
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland151:356,92115,763
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923

Trigwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a corruption of Tregonwell. This name is sometimes further corrupted to Trigger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From treg-uhal, the high town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Trigwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trigwell occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Trigwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Trigwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trigwell is the 387,068th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Trigwell live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 118,549. In England Trigwell is primarily found in: East Sussex, where 20 percent live, West Sussex, where 15 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Trigwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trigwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Trigwell last name expanded 427 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trigwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Trigwell last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Trigwell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning R 195,468 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $45,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Triguell881/
Tregwell880/
Triggbell823/
Trickwell820/
Triguel80325/
Triquell75317/
Treiguel752/
Triquel675/
Trickquel591/
Trequil533/
Treuquil50311/

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