Trueman Surname

59,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Trueman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true man,' a true, trustworthy, or faithful man. Middle English trewe. Probably the sobriquet of some herald or messenger; v. Truebody.

Agnes Treueman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Trueman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9431:14,1312,083
United States1,5221:238,14622,806
Canada1,2361:29,8103,906
Australia6031:44,7695,634
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Wales1241:24,9562,614
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
Scotland921:58,1944,808
France511:1,302,406132,002
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
India221:34,866,608408,224
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1031:43,0083,844
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0261:12,0311,828
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Trueman (1,348) may also be a first name.

Trueman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the true man,' a true, trustworthy, or faithful man. Middle English trewe. Probably the sobriquet of some herald or messenger; v. Truebody.

Agnes Treueman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Treweman, Worcestershire, ibid.

Richard Treweman, Rot. Clous., 22 Richard II.

1621. Married — Rychard Trewman and Elizabeth Sonmer: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1792. — William Stukeley Burns and Ann Truman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

TREWEMAN: William Treweman witnessed a charter by William, bishop of Glasgow, 1258 (REG., p. 165), Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison give meaning 'a true man.'

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= True (q.v.) + English man.

Thomas Treweman.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The faithful or loyal servant.

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

A man of truth or integrity. Treweman H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(in H. R. Treweman). From root of Tremain, Tremayn, q, v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The same with Trueman, i. q. Tremain, Tremaine; from Tremaine in East Hundred, Cornwall; from tremean, the stone town. Tremayn, Tremayne are also Cornish flames, from Tremayne in Crowan, said to mean the town on shore or sea coast.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Trueman Last Name Facts

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

Trueman is most common in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trueman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,370th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 857,157 people. The surname Trueman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Trueman are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 213,757th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,348 people.

Trueman is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 3,943 people, or 1 in 14,131. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 9 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Trueman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trueman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 823 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 12,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trueman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Trueman surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Trueman are 10.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Trueman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.17% more than the national average, earning R 411,516 per year; in United States they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning $51,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $50,546 CAD per year.

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