Trodd Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trodd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v.

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Trodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:140,34813,648
Canada981:375,97533,576
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3581:68,0887,729
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Trodd (12) may also be a first name.

Trodd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. One of the forms of Trude, found in such compounds as Ger-trude, Hil-trude; formerly a name of itself. Hence 'Dame Trott' in the nursery rhyme (v. Yonge, ii. 235-6). The name is frequently found in the Exchequer Lay Subsidies, Somerset.

'Edward III, and in various forms is still familiar to that county. Speaking generally, the surname has steadily settled down into Trott Robertus fit Troite, 7 Henry II, Pipe Roll.

Robert fil. Trote, 1165: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Richard fil. Truite, 1179: ibid.

The first two probably represent the same individual. I furnish both instances because of the twofold spelling. It will be well to furnish some early variants:

Nicholas Truhyt, Somerset, l Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Troht, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Trote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Trut, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert Tryut, Somerset, 1 Edward III:

Philip Troyt, Norfolk, ibid.

Jefthe French Trote, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1340: History of Norfolk.

1661. Married — William Fitter and Jane Trott: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) Dweller at a Path or Track [Old English trod]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Trotman. 2. Mr. Ferguson deduces it from the German traut, dear; Low German, drud, dear, beloved.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Trotts are now established in the neighbouring districts of Honiton and Cullompton. John Trott, one of the martyrs of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, died on the scaffold at Bridgewater ("Western Martyrology").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Trodd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trodd is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Trodd.

How Common Is The Last Name Trodd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 521,888th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Trodd live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. Trodd is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 140,348. In England Trodd is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 34 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Kent, where 11 percent live. Not including England it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Trodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trodd has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Trodd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Trodd last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Trodd surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trodd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.36% more than the national average, earning R 293,148 per year; in United States they earn 106.33% more than the national average, earning $89,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Tradd8099/
Trodt8020/
Trudd808/
Troyd805/
Troud804/
Troid803/
Trzod801/
Trods801/
Troed801/
Tro753,834/
Troudt73504/
Trodss732/
Throid731/
Throud731/
Trad6725,123/
Troy6719,708/
Troh678,935/
Troi671,445/
Troć671,156/
Trop671,092/
Trou67938/
Tros67538/
Trot67527/
Trgo67484/
Thro67427/
Troa67241/
Troß67241/
Troz67172/
Trud6778/
Troo6725/
Trho6716/
Troş675/
Dtro672/
Trzo672/
Trro672/
Truo672/
Treeood671/
Troj671/
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