Explore the Family Name Trenner

The meaning of Trenner

German: possibly a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German trennen ‘to separate, divide’, or alternatively a nickname for a bowls player, from Middle Low German trenden ‘to play with balls, to bowl’. Compare Drenner. Some characteristic forenames: German Dietrich, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Trenner slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Trenner surname was ranked 86,657th in terms of popularity in the United States. By 2010, this ranking had slightly improved to 86,314, marking an increase of 0.4%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also saw a moderate rise from 200 in 2000 to 216 in 2010, equating to an 8% growth. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Trenner surname per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,657	#86,314	0.4%
Count	200	216	8%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trenner

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of Trenners identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97% to 95.37% over this time period. The Census data revealed no individuals with the Trenner surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, there was a new category recorded in 2010: 2.78% of Trenners identified with two or more races. This change suggests that Trenners' ethnic identities became slightly more diverse during the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	95.37%	-1.68%
Two or More Races	0%	2.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%