Explore the Family Name Trescott

The meaning of Trescott

English: variant of Truscott. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

In terms of popularity, the surname Trescott has seen a slight decrease in frequency from 2000 to 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 48,567th most popular surname, and this rank slipped to 51,830 by 2010, marking a decline of 6.72%. The actual count of individuals with the Trescott surname also slightly declined from 408 in 2000 to 401 in 2010, representing a decrease of 1.72%. Consequently, the proportion of the Trescott surname per 100,000 people lessened by 6.67% over the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#51,830	-6.72%
Count	408	401	-1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trescott

The ethnic identity associated with the Trescott surname displayed subtle changes between 2000 and 2010, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals identified as White in both years, although there was a marginal decrease from 94.12% in 2000 to 93.27% in 2010. Those identifying as Black also saw a decrease, from 3.43% in 2000 to 2.74% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in 2000, but these categories did emerge in the 2010 census, with 1.25% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1.75% identifying as Hispanic. No changes were observed for those identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.12%	93.27%	-0.9%
Black	3.43%	2.74%	-20.12%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.25%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%