Trimby Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Trimby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thrimby,' a chapelry in the parish of Morland, Westmorland. Probably some other spot was so called in Wiltshire As a surname Trimby was certain to become the popular lazy variant for Thrimby; compare Trower for Thrower.

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Trimby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:174,66515,923
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Australia421:642,75544,739
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Trimby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thrimby,' a chapelry in the parish of Morland, Westmorland. Probably some other spot was so called in Wiltshire As a surname Trimby was certain to become the popular lazy variant for Thrimby; compare Trower for Thrower.

1615. Baptised — Mary, d. Cuthben Treraby: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

1624. — Andrew, s. Cutbert Trimbey: ibid.

1713. — John, s. John Trimby: ibid.

Found also in the same register as Thrimboy (v. Index).

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

V. Thrimby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trimby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trimby has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trimby? popularity and diffusion

Trimby is the 550,571st most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Trimby reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Trimby is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 174,665. In England it is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 12 percent live, East Sussex, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Trimby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trimby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trimby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Trimby surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Trimby last name are 22.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.39% being registered with the party.

Trimby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trimbey9213/
Trimboy9210/
Trimba8330/
Trimbi8310/
Trimbe833/
Trumby832/
Trinby831/
Trymby830/
Tremby830/
Trimber77140/
Trimbee77132/
Trimbez7742/
Trembay7734/
Thrimba7725/
Trimboi7712/
Tremboy771/
Trimbie771/
Trembych7130/
Trienbey710/
Thrimber710/
Tremba67850/
Tørnby67139/
Trimue6730/
Trembe679/
Tårnby678/
Trumbe672/
Trinba672/
Trumbè672/
Trimui671/
Trumbi671/
Trymba671/
Trhmba671/
Trembi671/
Trenby670/

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