Trowsdale Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trowsdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutsdale,' a township in the parish of Brompton, near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.

1635. Phines Trusedell (aged 18 years) embarked for the Barbadoes: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

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Trowsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:141,05813,696
Canada1771:208,16720,218
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Trowsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutsdale,' a township in the parish of Brompton, near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.

1635. Phines Trusedell (aged 18 years) embarked for the Barbadoes: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1679. Buried — Ann Trowsdale, St Michael's, Barbadoes: ibid.

Probably Phineas was the parent of the American Trowsdales, Trousdales, or Truesdales. The different forms are still chiefly found, so far as England is concerned, in the North Riding of Yorks, in the neighbourhood of Troutsdale.

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

V. Trousdale.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Trowsdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trowsdale occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trowsdale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trowsdale is the 494,499th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Trowsdale reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 141,058. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Durham, where 9 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Trowsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trowsdale has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Trowsdale last name expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trowsdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trowsdale surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Trowsdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.69% more than the national average, earning R 446,016 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $44,482 CAD per year.

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