True Surname

33,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

True Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true,' a faithful and trustworthy man. Middle English trewe.

Henry Trewe, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1595. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John True: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1596.

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True Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3001:32,0764,005
England6781:82,1809,085
Czechia6521:16,3092,425
Russia5031:286,52729,619
Denmark3481:16,2201,599
Germany3431:234,71025,927
Canada2811:131,12313,644
Australia2481:108,85412,149
India2201:3,486,66199,274
Iran2031:378,23924,709
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
China301:45,577,3862,472
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Romania291:692,34047,921
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Wales271:114,6128,773
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
France51:13,284,544357,392
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Jersey111:4,717830
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9541:17,0002,165

The alternate forms: Trüe (51) are calculated separately.

True (3,262) may also be a first name.

True Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true,' a faithful and trustworthy man. Middle English trewe.

Henry Trewe, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1595. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John True: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1596. Buried — Elizabeth Trew: ibid.

1807. Married — Charles Walker and Ruth Trew: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Faithful, Loyal [Middle English tre(o)we, etc., Old English treowe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The faithful, loyal man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. From Trieu, a river in Bretagne, France. Tre signifies a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Same as Trew, and perhaps also Drew.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

True Last Name Facts

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

The surname True (Russian: Труе) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Trüe. For other potential spellings of True click here.

How Common Is The Last Name True? popularity and diffusion

The last name True is the 33,675th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 462,261 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of True reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 125,378th most common first name internationally, borne by 3,262 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,300 people, or 1 in 32,076. In The United States True is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Kentucky, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States True occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

True Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of True has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the True last name grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

True Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the True last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the True last name are 9.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount True earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 80.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,970 per year; in South Africa they earn 224.6% more than the national average, earning R 771,384 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trüe9251/
Truye892,780/
Traue89811/
Treue89263/
Truet89261/
Troue89229/
Trueh89206/
Trued89110/
Thrue89109/
Truer8978/
Trues8911/
Truez894/
Truey893/
Truee893/
Truie892/
Truje891/
Truett803,564/
Trouet80218/
Trouye8052/
Trauet8038/
Trouhe8026/
Truher8018/
Truess8018/
Trugge809/
Truesh803/
Trouer803/
Truiet802/
Truije802/
Truiee801/
Truesd801/
Truest801/
Truets801/
Throue801/
Traues801/
Troueh801/
Truezz801/
D'True801/
Trueha801/
Truyie801/
Thruer800/
Truecz800/
Trye756,664/
Tree754,776/
Treu753,630/
Trey752,930/
Trau752,805/
Trie752,017/
Truy751,180/
Trou75938/
Trei75805/
Trea75581/
Truu75507/
Troe75344/
Trve75234/
Trae75195/
Trui7571/
Truj754/
Truá752/
Trbe751/
Truhett73129/
Throuet7392/
Trouyet7390/
Truiett7385/
Truhetz7339/
Traouez7312/
Trouher735/
Truesch731/
Trouett731/
Trejo67323,280/
Trout6720,132/
Traut676,945/
Troup676,359/
Treat676,194/
Traye674,051/
Traje672,045/
Trouh671,259/
Treis671,201/
Treye67793/
Traud67594/
Treus67525/
Truya67519/
Treas67452/
Truța67346/
Troje67263/
Troye67239/
Troie67224/
Truyo67194/
Treit67186/
Treyz67186/
Trowe67181/
Trouy67174/
Traux67171/
Truia67171/
Treut67166/
Truay67161/
Truetsch67133/
Treyd67114/
Treap67114/
Traus6796/
Treys6791/
Truit6777/
Truja6774/
Treuz6774/
Troeh6769/
Troux6768/
Triea6762/
Treya6758/
Treiß6757/
Truiz6756/
Traup6755/
Treja6745/
Traju6743/
Treyt6738/
Trawe6727/
Treah6727/
Tread6725/
Treip6718/
Trayu6717/
Trous6713/
Treeh6713/
Treih6712/
Treia6711/
Treje6710/
Troué679/
Tráge679/
Trauč677/
Treio677/
Trujo677/
Truis676/
Treyi676/
Treyo675/
Troud674/
Truio674/
Truys674/
Tråve674/
Triye674/
Truji673/
Trieh673/
Ttree673/
Threa673/
Treej673/
Trves672/
Truhy672/
Treey672/
Treha672/
Treiz672/
Treua672/
Truyi672/
Treud672/
Treji672/
Truyt672/
Trouj672/
Trauz671/
Treij671/
Treiu671/
Treyh671/
Treyp671/
Truoj671/
Trwei671/
Trree671/
Truić671/
Truih671/
Traie671/
Tryeh671/
Treid671/
Throu671/
Treui671/
Treić671/
Trouhoue671/
Trzie671/
Trühe671/
Trwes671/
Ttrie671/
Treaz671/
Trwez671/
Thrau670/
Treup670/
Trauy670/
Dtree670/
Truid670/

True Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
True in the Russian language
Труеtrue-

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