Trimmer Surname

83,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Trimmer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trimmer,' probably some kind of embroiderer. But I have no proof (3) Local, 'of Tremere.' Lower suggests 'Tremere,' an estate in Lanivet parish, Cornwall The elder line failed in the 14th century; v.

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Trimmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4091:82,2099,346
England7441:74,8908,505
Australia2041:132,33214,365
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5911:41,2445,206
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1931:42,0944,918

Trimmer (19) may also be a first name.

Trimmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trimmer,' probably some kind of embroiderer. But I have no proof (3) Local, 'of Tremere.' Lower suggests 'Tremere,' an estate in Lanivet parish, Cornwall The elder line failed in the 14th century; v. Gilbert's Cornwall.

1658. Baptised — Robert, s. Edmund Trimmer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. Married — Edward Trimmer and Mary Hewitt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Trumhere = Strong Army [Old English trum, strong, firm + here, army: tne English verb. ‘trim’, Old English trymman, is from the base trum] A famous Trumhere was Bishop of the Mercians in the 7th cent.

There has no doubt been some confusion with the Cornish name Tremeer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tremeer in Lanteglos by Fowey; or Tremere in Lanivet; from tre-mêr, the great town. Hence the names Trimmer and Trummer.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Same as Tremeer, Tremere, Tremear; from Tremeer in Lantelos-by-Fowey, or Tremere in Lanivet, Cornwall; from tre-mêr, the great town. Hence doubtless the name Trummer.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Tremeer; a location in Cornwall; or Trimber, Yorkshire.

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

Trimmer: the provider of laces for garnishing the dresses of ladies and gentlemen.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Trimmer Last Name Facts

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

Trimmer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trimmer? popularity and diffusion

Trimmer is the 83,593rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,258,644 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Trimmer live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth, held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,409 people, or 1 in 82,209. In The United States Trimmer is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Trimmer exists in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Trimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trimmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trimmer last name expanded 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trimmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Trimmer last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Trimmer surname are 24.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.63% registered with the party.

The amount Trimmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 427.61% more than the national average, earning R 1,253,800 per year; in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $55,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trimmier93298/
Triommer933/
Trimmeer931/
Thrimmer930/
Trimer92224/
Trimme921/
Trummer866,215/
Treimer86398/
Triemer86392/
Tremmer8632/
Trimier8630/
Traimer8625/
Trümmer869/
Trinmer867/
Trimert863/
Trimmey861/
Trimeur861/
Trimetr861/
Trimmir860/
Trimger860/
Trismer860/
Trime83298/
Trimmerová821/
Thriemer80118/
Threimer8063/
Tremmier808/
Truemmer804/
Triemier802/
Trimmett800/
Tremer77422/
Trimmi77137/
Trimes7762/
Trumer7741/
Trimet7723/
Trämer7721/
Trümer7718/
Trymer7710/
Trimei776/
Trisme772/
Trieme772/
Tremme772/
Trimed771/
Trimez771/
Trimey770/
Thrime770/
Trimma770/
Treitmeir751/
Tremeer71323/
Trimmis71314/
Traimet71247/
Tremere71238/
Trimech71100/
Treumer7193/
Treamer7190/
Tremier7187/
Trumier7160/
Tremear7116/
Thrämer7111/
Trajmer7110/
Tremeur715/
Trøjmer715/
Trimesh714/
Treimerová714/
Troymer713/
Thremer713/
Trimitr712/
Tremmerová712/
Trojmer712/
Treemer711/
Treimes711/
Traimes711/
Trehmer711/
Truemer711/
Traimerová711/
Tresmer711/
Tretmer710/
Trimire710/
Tremher710/
Thrumer710/
Traymer710/
Tremmie710/
Trimett710/
Trymier710/
Trimi671,041/
Trima67801/
Treme67454/
Threumer677/
Traimitr672/
Trimé671/
Trimy671/
Thresmer671/
Tremeerr671/
Treemeer670/

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