Trivillion Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Trivillion 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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Trivillion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Trivillion 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

Trivillion Last Name Facts

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

Trivillion is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trivillion? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trivillion is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Trivillion occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Trivillion live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found and Mississippi, where 50 percent are found.

Trivillion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trivillion has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trivillion Last Name Statistics demography

Trivillion earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

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