Trussell Surname

74,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Trussell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Trusley (wood with fallen leaves), in Derbyshire.

Trussell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4461:66,5557,764
England5461:102,04810,733
Australia2551:105,86511,876
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales141:221,03813,576
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6101:82,3268,636

Trussell (24) may also be a first name.

Trussell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Trusley (wood with fallen leaves), in Derbyshire.

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

A baronial family. Guido Trussel was a distinguished Crusader 1096 (Ord. Vitalis). He was Lord of Montcheri, and Seneschal of France. Osbert Trussel in 1165 held a fief from the Earl of Warwick, and Fulco de Trussel one in Norfolk from the see of Ely (Lib. Niger). William T., son of Osbert, was a benefactor to Sulby Abbey, Northants (Mon. ii. 630); and Sir William Trussel was living c. 1300 (Parliamentary Writs). He was summoned to Parliament by writ as a baron 1293, as was William Trussel in 1341.

The Norman People (1874)

Trussell: Trussell is the name of a distinguished Northamptonshire family of the 14th and 15th centuries, now rarely represented in the county, that bailed originally from Billesley, Warwickshire, in the 12th century (Wh.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Trussell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trussell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trussell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,700th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,107,530 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Trussell live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Trussell is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name at a global level, held by 24 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,446 people, or 1 in 66,555. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Mississippi, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Trussell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Trussell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trussell surname rose 893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trussell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trussell surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trussell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning R 283,668 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $56,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thrussell94820/
Troussell941/
Treussell941/
Trussel93354/
Trusell9391/
Troussel88738/
Trushell88197/
Trissell88190/
Trossell88172/
Truesell8821/
Truessel8815/
Thrussel8811/
Trussill886/
Truscell883/
Thrusell882/
Trudsell880/
Trusel8674/
Trueseell821/
Truescell821/
Truiscell820/
Thrussill820/
Trüssel80638/
Trissel80473/
Truxell80324/
Trushel80279/
Trosell80208/
Trossel80199/
Trausel8048/
Truszel8019/
Trisell802/
Trucell802/
Treusel801/
Trusiel801/
Truzell801/
Truscel801/
Trousel800/
Truseul800/
Trutell800/
Trull775,216/
Truschel75309/
Throssel75104/
Trossehl7527/
Truzzell759/
Throsell758/
Triscell758/
Trauseld754/
Trauselt754/
Truesill752/
Truscelh751/
Trushcel751/
Trusgill750/
Truscill750/
Trushill750/
Truchell750/
Trosel71411/
Trutschel71326/
Troell71292/
Truxel71156/
Trisel71109/
Trusle7146/
Trauschel7123/
Trueschel7118/
Treuschel7116/
Thrull719/
Trutel715/
Truill714/
Troull712/
Trucel712/
Truselova711/
Trulle711/
Truzel711/
Trautselt711/
Traull710/
Trusil710/
Truchel67829/
Trousil67519/
Treutel67349/
Trul67219/
Traulle67129/
Truttschel6778/
Trocell6750/
Throsel6724/
Triesel6721/
Treulle679/
Trossèl678/
Troulle675/
Troseel672/
Truille672/
Troutel671/
Troscel671/
Throell671/
Truxill670/
Trousle670/
Truitchell670/
Trossil670/
Trissil670/

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