Explore the Family Name Tregre

The meaning of Tregre

Altered form, under the French influence in LA, of German Träger (see Trager and Traeger). Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide, Antoine, Armand, Benoit, Fernand.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Tregre in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tregre slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tregre ranked as the 41,657th most popular surname while in 2010, it dropped to the 42,579th position, marking a change of -2.21%. However, the count or number of people with Tregre as their last name increased from 492 in 2000 to 509 in 2010, showing a positive growth of 3.46%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease of 5.56% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#42,579	-2.21%
Count	492	509	3.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tregre

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Tregre surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, making up 91.06% and 91.75% respectively, reflecting a slight increase of 0.76%. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic within this surname group rose by 38.03%, from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.96% in 2010. Conversely, there was a 16.23% decrease in the proportion of individuals identifying as Black, falling from 6.10% in 2000 to 5.11% in 2010. No significant changes were observed among Asian/Pacific Islander, people of two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.06%	91.75%	0.76%
Black	6.1%	5.11%	-16.23%
Hispanic	1.42%	1.96%	38.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%