Troutbeck Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Troutbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutbeck,' a parish in Westmoreland, five miles from Ambleside.

1568. Edward Troutebecke, or Trutbecke: Register of the University of Oxford.

1591. Robert Trowtebecke, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Troutbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia391:692,19746,687
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Troutbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutbeck,' a parish in Westmoreland, five miles from Ambleside.

1568. Edward Troutebecke, or Trutbecke: Register of the University of Oxford.

1591. Robert Trowtebecke, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1593. Robert Troutbeck, vicar of Newton-Regny: Jefferson's History of Leath Ward, Cumberland.

1621. Anthony Troutbecke, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(N.Eng. or Scandinavian) belonging to Troutbeck (Westmd.: 13th cent.Troutbek; Cumbd.: 14th cent. Trutbek) = the Trout- Brook [Old English truht (the Scandinavians may have borrowed this word, but it does not seem to be recorded), Latin tructa, a trout + Old Northern English bec(c=O.N. bekk-r, a brook]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in the parish of Windermere, co. Westmoreland, anciently the estate of the family, who in later times became eminent in Cheshire. See Done.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Westmorland.

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

Troutbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Troutbeck is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Troutbeck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Troutbeck live; 82 percent live in Australasia and 82 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Troutbeck is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 692,197. In Australia Troutbeck is mostly found in: Victoria, where 74 percent live, Queensland, where 21 percent live and New South Wales, where 5 percent live. Beside Australia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Troutbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Troutbeck has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Throubek820/
Trobec801,066/
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Trobäck7584/
Trabeck7514/
Trubick756/
Trubeks751/
Throbäck7126/
Treibeck711/
Triebeck710/
Trubic67110/
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Trovek674/
Trabek673/
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