Explore the Family Name Trier
The meaning of Trier
1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic); Dutch (mainly Van Trier): habitational name from the city of Trier on the Mosel, Germany, named in Latin as Augusta Treverorum ‘city of Augustus among the Treveri’, a Celtic tribal name of uncertain etymology. Compare Dreyfuss. 2. Dutch (Van Trier): habitational name for someone from a place so called in Poppel in Antwerp province. 3. English: occupational name from Middle English tr(e)iour ‘assessor, adjudicator, examiner’ (Old French traieor, treieour), sometimes ‘tax assessor’, also ‘officer in charge of a household’s wine cellar accounts’. In Old French the term often denoted a wine merchant or tapster, but there is no evidence for this sense in English records.
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How common is the last name Trier in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Trier saw a decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Trier was ranked 29,481 in terms of popularity with a count of 755 individuals bearing this surname. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 37,646 and the count decreased to 591, marking a change of -27.7 in rank and a -21.72% in count. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Trier surname per 100,000 also fell from 0.28 to 0.2 during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #29,481 | #37,646 | -27.7% |
| Count | 755 | 591 | -21.72% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.28 | 0.2 | -28.57% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trier
The ethnic identity associated with the Trier surname also changed slightly between 2000 and 2010, as noted by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.23% of the Triers were identified as White, and this figure slightly declined to 94.75% in 2010. There was an increase in the Hispanic population from 1.19% to 1.86% during this period. The Black population remained more or less consistent at around 1.19%. Interestingly, in the year 2010, there was a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and no representation from the category of two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.23% | 94.75% | -0.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.19% | 1.86% | 56.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 1.35% | 0% |
| Black | 1.19% | 1.18% | -0.84% |
| Two or More Races | 1.46% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |