Explore the Family Name Transou
The meaning of Transou
Altered form of French Trentsols: from Old French trente sols, later pronounced and written trente sous ‘thirty sous’, probably used as a nickname for a moneylender. The surname Trentsols is no longer found in France. Compare Transue. History: Abraham Trentsols/Transols/Transou/Transue from Mutterstadt in Germany, a son of Jacob Trentsols from Somme in France, married first Elisabeth Muschler in Germany c.1720, and second Anna Margaretha Mueller in Germany in 1727, died in Salisbury, PA, in 1770. The French ancestor was presumably of Huguenot stock. However, his name (in any of its forms) does not appear in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors or in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Transou in the United States?
The popularity of the surname Transou has seen an upward trend from the year 2000 to 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the Transou surname ranked 50,261st in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to 45,253rd, marking an increase of 9.96%. Correspondingly, the number of people carrying this surname also rose from 391 in 2000 to 473 in 2010, a growth of 20.97%. This change also saw the proportion per 100,000 people with the Transou surname go up from 0.14 to 0.16, a growth of 14.29%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #50,261 | #45,253 | 9.96% |
| Count | 391 | 473 | 20.97% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.14 | 0.16 | 14.29% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Transou
The ethnic identity associated with the Transou surname underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While individuals identifying as White represented the majority ethnicity for this surname at 53.45% in 2000, the percentage dropped to 45.24% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased from 42.71% to 49.47% during the same period. The representation of individuals identifying with two or more races also went up from 2.81% to 3.38%. Notably, there were zero individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, by 2010, a new ethnic group emerged within the Transou surname bearers, with 1.69% identifying as Hispanic.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 42.71% | 49.47% | 15.83% |
| White | 53.45% | 45.24% | -15.36% |
| Two or More Races | 2.81% | 3.38% | 20.28% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.69% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |