Trost Surname

30,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Trost Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Traostilo (helper).

Trost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,0101:8,9351,107
United States5,2681:68,8048,001
Austria9931:8,5751,109
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Switzerland2861:28,7164,384
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Slovenia1951:12,7573,050
France1771:375,27055,761
Italy961:637,04957,270
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Israel681:125,84813,711
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Hungary231:426,79528,704
England221:2,532,63991,802
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Panama61:652,04310,051
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:111,84611,111

The alternate forms: Trošt (695) & Tröst (12) are calculated separately.

Trost (44) may also be a first name.

Trost Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Traostilo (helper).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the German, Trost; from the Dutch-Flemish, Troost; a personal name.

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

Trost Last Name Facts

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

Trost (Russian: Трост) is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Trošt or Tröst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trost? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,598th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 417,720 people. Trost is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Trost are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 9,010 people, or 1 in 8,935. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 18 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Trost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trost has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trost surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trost earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $47,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trošt93695/
Tröst9312/
Troost915,635/
Troest91287/
Troszt91116/
Troust9136/
Troste9113/
Trosst916/
Troist911/
Throst910/
Tros89538/
Trot89527/
Troesth8318/
Trostte831/
Troesht831/
Troscht831/
Trostch831/
Trout8020,132/
Trott8015,443/
Trots802,628/
Troth802,242/
Trust801,686/
Trzos801,466/
Tross801,077/
Trotz801,012/
Trois80769/
Trest80593/
Trast80327/
Trote80159/
Trosh80120/
Troit8042/
Troot8024/
Trodt8020/
Troos8016/
Trous8013/
Troys809/
Trose808/
Trohs808/
Throt805/
Truot803/
Trosp801/
Troyt801/
Trods801/
Dtrot801/
Thros800/
Trostová7744/
Troischt7741/
Troescht7715/
Trostova772/
Throesth771/
Tréhoust771/
Tro753,834/
Troutt732,618/
Troise731,347/
Trosch73635/
Troudt73504/
Trotte73429/
Troute73211/
Trouth73198/
Trouse73184/
Troush73126/
Trosse7382/
Trosce7375/
Traast7373/
Trothe7364/
Traest7359/
Troyse7357/
Trotts7350/
Truste7348/
Trouts7347/
Treest7343/
Troiss7342/
Treust7337/
Trotch7336/
Traste7336/
Troite7320/
Trzoss7315/
Troosh7314/
Troote7312/
Trusts735/
Troits735/
Thrust735/
Troose733/
Throot733/
Throse733/
Trooth732/
Thross732/
Trodss732/
Troott732/
Thrott732/
Trouss732/
Tresth732/
Traust732/
Truust732/
Trotth732/
Throth731/
Trustt731/
Trocht731/
Troitt731/
Throsh731/
Throte731/
Throut731/
Tresht731/
Trossø731/
Trouïs731/
T'Rose731/
Troyte730/
Threst730/
Trustz730/
Truist730/
Troith730/
Trasth730/
Throus730/
Thrast730/
Truott730/
Troy6719,708/
Troh678,935/
Troi671,445/
Troć671,156/
Trop671,092/
Trou67938/
Trgo67484/
Trat67448/
Thro67427/
Trox67273/
Tras67245/
Troß67241/
Troa67241/
Trod67225/
Trousse67173/
Troz67172/
Troisch6747/
Troutte6730/
Troo6725/
Třos6723/
Troshch6719/
Trho6716/
Trosova675/
Troş675/
Trotsch674/
Troitte673/
Truo672/
Trro672/
Trotche672/
Trzo672/
Dtro672/
Trotova671/
Trousch671/
Trouthe671/
Troutht671/
Throoth671/
Troutch671/
Trosche671/
Troś671/
Troj671/
Thruste670/
Trustte670/
Throsse670/

Trost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Trost in the Russian language
Тростtrost-

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Trost Reference & Research

Trost DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Trost FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trost
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