Truman Surname

39,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Truman 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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Truman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1801:50,4826,100
England2,7801:20,0422,839
Australia9811:27,5193,738
Canada5641:65,3297,584
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Wales1541:20,0942,123
Israel1411:60,6927,726
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
India541:14,204,914239,375
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
China81:170,915,1968,932
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8161:13,4232,024
Wales591:26,5831,512
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9891:25,2483,117

Truman (11,255) may also be a first name.

Truman 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

From the Dutch, Trijman; from the German, Trauman; in the Domesday Book, Trumin; a personal name.

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

Truman Last Name Facts

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

Truman (Marathi: टमन, Oriya: ଟୁମାନ, Russian: Труман) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Truman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 39,761st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 552,045 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Truman reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 56,607th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 11,255 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,180 people, or 1 in 50,482. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and West Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Truman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Truman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Truman last name rose 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 614 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Truman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland and Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Truman last name are 11.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Truman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.46% less than the national average, earning R 34,560 per year; in United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Truman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Truman in the Oriya language
ଟୁମାନtumana-
Truman in the Marathi language
टमनtamana61.54
तृमनtrmana23.08
तमनtamana7.69
टूमनtumana7.69
Truman in the Russian language
Труманtruman-

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