Explore the Family Name Trembly

The meaning of Trembly

Americanized form of French Tremblay. The surname Trembly is also found in France, but it is very rare there. History: Bearers of the surname Trembly are in most, if not all, cases descendants of Pierre Tremblay from France (see Tremblay). Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Berard, Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Trembly has seen a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The surname's rank fell from 30,868 to 33,645, marking a 9% decrease. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased by approximately 5% during this period, dropping from 712 to 677. The proportion of Trembly per 100,000 people declined by 11.54%, moving from 0.26 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,868	#33,645	-9%
Count	712	677	-4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trembly

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census information reveals interesting changes from 2000 to 2010 for those with the Trembly surname. In 2000, about 96% identified as White, and that figure slightly dipped to 95.27% in 2010. There was no presence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities among those with the surname in both census years. However, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic community associated with the Trembly name, growing from 0.84% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010, marking an increase of 234.52%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a marginal decline from 1.40% to 1.33%. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped entirely from 1.40% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	95.27%	-0.83%
Hispanic	0.84%	2.81%	234.52%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.33%	-5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.4%	0%	0%