Explore the Family Name Trembath

The meaning of Trembath

Cornish: habitational name from a place in the parish of Madron, named in Middle Cornish tre ‘estate, farmstead’ + the definite article an + bagh ‘hook, fetter’, probably also ‘nook, corner’ in placenames.

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

The surname Trembath placed at rank 40,335 in the year 2000 and then slightly dipped to 42,308 in 2010, showing a minor decrease in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The count of people named Trembath remained relatively stable during this time period, with a meager increase of 0.39% from 511 in 2000 to 513 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, we see a decline of around 10.53%, illustrating that the name's frequency in the population has moderately decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,335	#42,308	-4.89%
Count	511	513	0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trembath

As per the ethnic identity distribution data from the Decennial U.S. Census, individuals with the Trembath surname were predominantly White, accounting for 96.48% in 2000 and 95.13% in 2010. There was an observable increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, with a rise from 1.17% in 2000 to 1.75% in 2010. The Hispanic percentage also showed a modest increase from 1.17% to 1.36%. Meanwhile, there was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native affiliation in 2000. However, by 2010, the surname started being associated with the American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity, albeit constituting less than 1% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	95.13%	-1.4%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.75%	49.57%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.36%	16.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%