Truby Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Truby Surname User-submission:

With variant spellings Trybe, Traub, Tribb, Trebe, and Trubb, widely recorded in church registers of Sussex from the mid 16th Century is of Germanic origin, and as such, may be either a metonymic occupational name for a vine-grower, or a nickname.

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Truby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
England4861:114,64611,731
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Wales241:128,9399,528
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:141,46113,305

The alternate forms: Trüby (158) & Trūby (1) are calculated separately.

Truby (248) may also be a first name.

Truby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

With variant spellings Trybe, Traub, Tribb, Trebe, and Trubb, widely recorded in church registers of Sussex from the mid 16th Century is of Germanic origin, and as such, may be either a metonymic occupational name for a vine-grower, or a nickname. The derivation in the first instance is from the Middle High German trube, (old High German t(h)ruba), meaning 'a bunch of grapes', and in the second instance may be either the old German trieb, meaning 'force' or 'impulse', or trub, meaning 'gloomy', 'sad'.

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Truby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Truby (Russian: Трубы) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Trüby or Trūby. For other potential spellings of Truby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Truby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,725th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,432,814 people. The surname Truby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Truby reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 248 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States Truby is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and New Mexico, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Truby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Truby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 326 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Truby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Truby surname are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Truby earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.8% less than the national average, earning R 183,468 per year; in United States they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $42,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.92% less than the national average, earning $40,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trüby93158/
Trūby931/
Trubey91825/
Trubyi91210/
Trubay9137/
Trubiy9114/
Trueby914/
Truboy910/
Trusby910/
Trubych83254/
Trouboy8315/
Trubycz8310/
Trueboy830/
Trusbey830/
Truba802,334/
Trube801,006/
Troby8057/
Triby8037/
Trubi808/
Truwy801/
Truvy800/
Traube731,072/
Trumpy73499/
Triboy73392/
Trouba73299/
Trubee73277/
Truber73269/
Trubić73206/
Trubai73169/
Trubaj7398/
Truebe7385/
Trauba7383/
Troube7342/
Trubei7325/
Trubio7324/
Troboy7311/
Troubi739/
Throby737/
Truhbe736/
Trubha735/
Trobey734/
Troubé733/
Trzuba732/
Trubij732/
Truhba732/
Treuvy732/
Treuba732/
Trubit732/
Troeby731/
Treube731/
Truvey731/
Trubis731/
Trubiz731/
Trobay731/
Traubi731/
Truwey731/
Trubej731/
Tribey730/
Trubea730/
Trubie730/
Trouvay67175/
Treuvey67148/
Trauber67145/
Trubisz67138/
Trubish6794/
Trubitt6772/
Treuber6771/
Trumpey6763/
Trubich6759/
Trubets6734/
Trubitz6730/
Troubet6722/
Trubits6717/
Trubeha6716/
Trubiej6713/
Trouboi6711/
Trubicz6711/
Thrubis679/
Thruber675/
Trumphy674/
Traubes674/
Truvych672/
Throoby671/
Treubis671/
Trunpey671/
Trubaiz671/
Trouboî671/
Trouber670/

Truby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Truby in the Russian language
Трубыtruby-

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