Explore the Family Name Trowell

The meaning of Trowell

English: habitational name, principally from Trowell in Nottinghamshire, named in Old English with trēow ‘tree’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’. It may occasionally come from one or more places similarly named, including Trowell in Chipstable (Somerset).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Trowell has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Trowell was ranked 22,352nd in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had risen to 20,884th place, representing a significant jump of 6.57%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 1,075 in 2000 to 1,262 in 2010, which is a rise of 17.4%. Further, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 increased by 7.5% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,352	#20,884	6.57%
Count	1,075	1,262	17.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.43	7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trowell

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Trowell surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities associated with this surname were 0 in 2000, they each rose to 0.55% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 3.35% to 3.25%. There was a marginal decrease in the White ethnicity from 53.02% to 51.58%, while the Black ethnicity saw a slight increase from 40.47% to 41.05%. The most notable change was among those identifying as Hispanic, where there was a significant increase from 2.33% to 3.01%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	53.02%	51.58%	-2.72%
Black	40.47%	41.05%	1.43%
Two or More Races	3.35%	3.25%	-2.99%
Hispanic	2.33%	3.01%	29.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.55%	0%