Trivellion Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Trivellion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

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Trivellion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Trivellion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.)

1734. Married — George Trevillion and Mary Allen: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

An estate in the parish of St. Veep near Fowey, in Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. See Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. Nettlecombe, co. Somerset, became their seat in the XV. century, and Wallington, co. Northumberland, (acquired with the heiress of Calverley of Calverley,) in the XVIII.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From an estate in the parish of St. Veep, where dwelt, in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. (See Lowet, quoting Shirley's "Noble and Gentle Men.") There is a place called Trevilian Bridge in Merthyr. The name is from tre-vylgan, the dwelling of the seaman (vylgy, the sea), according to tradition, and the arms of Sir John Trovylian. The name is also found written Trevilian, Trevillian, Trevillion, Trevylian, Trevyllian, Treuilian, Trivellian. But see Trevelyn.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREVILLINION: From tre-villinion, the dwelling by the mills. See Trehellan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. (Cornish British) Trevellyan, the town of the mill. Welsh, Tremelin, or Trevelin.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Trivellion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trivellion is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trivellion? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Trivellion live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Trivellion is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Trivellion is most common in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside.

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