Trowt Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Trowt Surname Definition:

Nick 'the trout,' the fish so named. The earliest instance I can find is in Yorkshire It is there we find the surname Bucktrout, q v. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Trote.' This must undoubtedly be considered the parent. For an account of the name, v.

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Trowt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England111:5,065,278148,650
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Trowt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the trout,' the fish so named. The earliest instance I can find is in Yorkshire It is there we find the surname Bucktrout, q v. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Trote.' This must undoubtedly be considered the parent. For an account of the name, v. Trott. Scarcely a single seeming fish-name like Salmon, Turbot, Chubb, &c, represents the finny tribe.

Thomas Trout, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1601- 2. John Rae and Susan Trowte, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602- 3. John Trout, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1776. Married — Jacob Trout and Elizabeth Evans: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Possibly from the fish.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps from Drought or its root. (See Drought. ) It would also corrupt from Tyrwhitt. See Truefitt.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Trowt Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 13 (2014)

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Trowt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trowt is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trowt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Trowt live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Trowt is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 37 percent live, Florida, where 27 percent live and Michigan, where 27 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live.

Trowt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trowt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Trowt last name expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trowt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Trowt are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Trowt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,658 USD per year.

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Trow893,542/
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Thrawt734/
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Throuw731/
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Trofts730/
Traw67556/
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