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

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

Trowt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trowt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trowt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Trowt reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Trowt 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 primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 37 percent are found, Florida, where 27 percent are found and Michigan, where 27 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found.

Trowt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trowt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trowt surname increased 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 those holding the Trowt last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trow893,542/
Trouw80826/
Throw80227/
Troft8012/
Trowa803/
Trows802/
Trovw801/
Trotv801/
Trobt800/
Thrawt734/
Trovtt731/
Throuw731/
Thruow731/
Trofts730/
Traw67556/
Trob67243/
Trof6792/
Trov674/

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