Truefitt Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Truefitt Surname Definition:

(English) The second element is doubtless for ’foot’ [cp. Scot. fit, foot], and the first elem. is more likely to represent the Old English treów, ‘wood’, than Old English treowe, ‘faithful’; the whole name therefore being equiv. to the present-day Timber-Toes.

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Truefitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Truefitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The second element is doubtless for ’foot’ [cp. Scot. fit, foot], and the first elem. is more likely to represent the Old English treów, ‘wood’, than Old English treowe, ‘faithful’; the whole name therefore being equiv. to the present-day Timber-Toes. This is confirmed by the Old Norse tré-fót-r, ‘wooden foot or leg.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as the U.S. name Trufhitt, corrupted from Tyrwhitt, which, as well as Tyrrell, Tyrell, Tirrell, Tirrill, would seem to be diminutives formed from the Latin turris, a tower.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Truflet (?); a personal name.

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

Truefitt Last Name Facts

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

Truefitt is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Truefitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Truefitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Truefitt live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

Truefitt is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England Truefitt is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside, Durham, where 23 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 14 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Truefitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Truefitt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Truefitt last name expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Truefitt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Truefitt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning $27,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trufitt9391/
Truefit932/
Truffitt886/
Trufhitt881/
Trufit8622/
Truefittová841/
Truffit803/
Trifitt801/
Truifit800/
Triffitt75807/
Trufet712/
Truffet67259/
Triffit6717/
Truphet677/
Treyfid671/
Triffett63528/
Treuffet6375/
Triffith633/
Triphett631/
Thraufet630/
Trifet570/
Triphet53198/
Triffet53106/
Triphit5310/
Thrifet530/
Traiphit50153/
Treephet5014/
Thriphit501/

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