Truswell Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Truswell Surname Definition:

From Tresawell; a location name in Cornwall.

Truswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4841:115,12011,771
Australia1971:137,03414,802
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada731:504,73442,927
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:98,2889,980
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Truswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Tresawell; a location name in Cornwall.

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

The Truswells derive their name from a parish in the county. There was a freeholder of the name in Littleborough in 1612 (Th.).

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

Truswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Truswell is found most frequently in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Truswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Truswell is the 384,654th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Truswell live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Truswell is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 115,120. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 21 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Truswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Truswell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Truswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Congregationalist (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Truswell are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Truswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.41% more than the national average, earning R 338,424 per year; in United States they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $37,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.07% more than the national average, earning $57,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trusswell9447/
Trueswell948/
Truswiell940/
Truwell931/
Truswel931/
Triswell881/
Truxwell880/
Trusbell880/
Trowell802,569/
Trubell8030/
Truwill800/
Troubell751/
Troewell750/
Trubel71127/
Trowel71121/
Treubel67124/
Traubel67118/
Trowill6774/
Troubel672/
Trubl6259/
Trowl622/
Trübel5728/
Trubil571/
Troubl571/
Troubil5355/

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