Tryon Surname

72,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,836 people bear this surname

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

Tryon Surname Definition:

The founder of this family in England was Peter Tryon, who fled from the persecution of the Duke of Alva, temp. Queen Elizabeth. His family, who had long flourished in the Netherlands, were so rich, that the emigrant contrived to bring with him to England sixty thousand pounds sterling; a very large sum in those days.

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Tryon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7991:62,5047,325
Canada5691:64,7557,541
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Australia1001:269,95724,430
England751:742,90741,196
Ivory Coast661:349,56412,508
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5841:31,7043,817

The alternate forms: Tryón (1) are calculated separately.

Tryon (209) may also be a first name.

Tryon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The founder of this family in England was Peter Tryon, who fled from the persecution of the Duke of Alva, temp. Queen Elizabeth. His family, who had long flourished in the Netherlands, were so rich, that the emigrant contrived to bring with him to England sixty thousand pounds sterling; a very large sum in those days. His second son was created a baronet in 1620.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Trion; a personal name.

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

Tryon Last Name Facts

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

Tryon is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Tryón. For other potential spellings of Tryon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tryon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tryon is the 72,161st most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,066,054 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Tryon reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 625,736th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 209 people.

The surname Tryon is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,799 people, or 1 in 62,504. In The United States Tryon is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Tryon exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Tryon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tryon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tryon surname expanded 366 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tryon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tryon surname are 16.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Tryon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 112.54% more than the national average, earning R 505,068 per year; in United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tryón931/
Troyon91385/
Trayon9123/
Tryong9111/
Tryoon913/
Tryone913/
Tryoën911/
Tryhon911/
Treyon911/
Tryn8959/
Traiyon8335/
Tryng801,506/
Treon80883/
Trion80406/
Tryan80392/
Troen80357/
Tryna8017/
Trynk808/
Trynn801/
Thryn801/
Trynt801/
Tryom801/
Traiyong77217/
Tryonova773/
Trn754,183/
Trzyna731,226/
Trione73672/
Trehon7344/
Tryang739/
Tryand736/
Trojon734/
Triong734/
Thrion733/
Treeon732/
Trihon732/
Tryant732/
Trégon732/
Trijon732/
Threon732/
Trreon731/
Trujon731/
Trynne731/
Traion731/
Trajon731/
Trionn730/
Tryann730/
Treaon730/
Treone730/
Trin678,437/
Tren672,828/
Trnh671,340/
Traiyan67358/
Trynova67249/
Trng67218/
Tryhane67214/
Tryasin67149/
Thrn6779/
Trần6766/
Trym6757/
Trojhan6721/
Trojian6713/
Tårn679/
Trnt674/
Troyyan674/
Treyyan674/
Træn673/
Tryngue673/
Trän672/
Trionne672/
Trĭn671/
Troyjan671/
Trne671/
Trogian671/
Thrgeon671/
Trehone671/
Trön671/
Trnc671/
Trnd671/
Dtrn671/

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Tryon Reference & Research

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