Explore the Family Name Troughton

The meaning of Troughton

English (mainly Cumbria): habitational name from Troughton Hall in the parish of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, so named from Old English trōg ‘trough, valley’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Troughton has seen a decrease in popularity over the decade. In 2000, it was ranked at 55,124, but by 2010, it had fallen to 63,068 - a drop of 14.41%. The number of people bearing this surname also declined from 349 to 317, representing a decrease of 9.17%. The proportion of Troughtons per 100,000 people also fell from 0.13 to 0.11, a reduction of 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#63,068	-14.41%
Count	349	317	-9.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Troughton

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Troughton according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that in 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 94.27% to 94.32%. During the same period, the percentage of those who identified as Hispanic decreased significantly, plummeting by 31% from 2.29% to 1.58%. Interestingly, in 2010, new ethnic identities emerged under this surname, with both Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities seeing representations of 1.58%, whereas they had no presence in the 2000 census. No one with the Troughton surname identified as Black or as belonging to two or more races during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.27%	94.32%	0.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.58%	0%
Hispanic	2.29%	1.58%	-31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.58%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%