Truax Surname

60,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Truax Surname Definition:

TRUAX: (Cornish British) The place on the waters, from Tre, a town, and aux, waters; or, if from the French, "the three waters."

Truax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6401:47,4425,759
Canada5701:64,6417,533
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
England51:11,143,612252,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5851:31,6843,815

Truax (14) may also be a first name.

Truax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TRUAX: (Cornish British) The place on the waters, from Tre, a town, and aux, waters; or, if from the French, "the three waters."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Truax Last Name Facts

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

Truax is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Truax? popularity and diffusion

Truax is the 60,995th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 883,767 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Truax live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,640 people, or 1 in 47,442. In The United States Truax is most common in: New York, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Truax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Truax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Truax surname grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Truax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Truax last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.04% registered with the party.

The amount Truax earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $49,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Truazx911/
Truaxz911/
Truaxe910/
Truak80156/
Truac807/
Truaz807/
Truas803/
Trvax800/
Trwax800/
Truox800/
Truatz731/
Truack731/
Truasc730/
Truase730/
Truacks670/
Thruash670/
Truascht623/
Truacova621/
Truog601,380/
Trvaj6076/
Truok603/
Truoj601/
Truoc601/
Truhacova571/
Trøbak5530/
Thrbak554/
Truoke551/
Truohg551/
Trøbakk5013/

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Truax Reference & Research

Truax 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Truax
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