Explore the Family Name Trush

The meaning of Trush

1. Ukrainian and Rusyn: from a pet form of any personal name beginning with Tr-, including Trokhym, which is of Greek origin (from Trophimos ‘nourishing’). 2. Americanized form of Polish Trusz: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Sergey, Vladimir, Yevgeniy.

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

The surname Trush, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the 2000-2010 period. The rank moved from 55,481st most popular name in 2000 to 61,745th in 2010, reflecting an 11.29% drop in ranking. The number of people with this surname also decreased by 6.07%, from 346 individuals in 2000 to 325 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Trush per 100k people dropped by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#61,745	-11.29%
Count	346	325	-6.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trush

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data also shows some minor shifts for those carrying the Trush surname between 2000 and 2010. A small percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander identity emerged in 2010 that was not present in 2000. Individuals identifying with two or more races were registered in 2000 but not in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a small increase of 0.92%, rising from 94.51% in 2000 to 95.38% in 2010. Similarly, the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a rise of 6.94%. The data did not register any individuals with the Trush surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	95.38%	0.92%
Hispanic	1.73%	1.85%	6.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.54%	0%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%