Trueman Surname
Approximately 8,502 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTrueman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,943 | 1:14,131 | 2,083 |
| United States | 1,522 | 1:238,146 | 22,806 |
| Canada | 1,236 | 1:29,810 | 3,906 |
| Australia | 603 | 1:44,769 | 5,634 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Wales | 124 | 1:24,956 | 2,614 |
| New Zealand | 124 | 1:36,519 | 6,244 |
| Northern Ireland | 113 | 1:16,328 | 2,170 |
| Scotland | 92 | 1:58,194 | 4,808 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 103 | 1:43,008 | 3,844 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,026 | 1:12,031 | 1,828 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:110,095 | 5,249 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 1:271,452 | 22,076 |
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.
TREWEMAN: William Treweman witnessed a charter by William, bishop of Glasgow, 1258 (REG., p. 165), Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison give meaning 'a true man.'
= True (q.v.) + English man.
Thomas Treweman.—Hundred Rolls
(English) The faithful or loyal servant.
A man of truth or integrity. Treweman H.R.
(in H. R. Treweman). From root of Tremain, Tremayn, q, v.
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.
Trueman Demographics
Average Male Trueman Height
176.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Trueman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trueman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Trueman occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Trueman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,370th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 857,157 people. This last name 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 frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,348 people.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3,943 people, or 1 in 14,131. In England Trueman is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 9 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.
Trueman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Trueman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Trueman 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 declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Trueman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Trueman last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Trueman surname are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.95% being registered to vote for the political 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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