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UK surname

Treherne

A locational surname derived from the town of Treherne in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

In the 1881 census there were 239 people recorded with the Treherne surname, ranking it #11,446 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 320, ranked #14,096, down from #11,446 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newland (Bream, Clearwell, Newland, Coleford), West Dean and South Stoneham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest of Dean, Caerphilly and Kensington and Chelsea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Treherne is 385 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 33.9%.

1881 census count

239

Ranked #11,446

Modern count

320

2016, ranked #14,096

Peak year

1999

385 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Treherne had 239 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,446 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 320 in 2016, ranked #14,096.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 288 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Treherne surname distribution map

The map shows where the Treherne surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Treherne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Treherne over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 149 #12,967
1861 historical 197 #12,166
1881 historical 239 #11,446
1891 historical 263 #12,261
1901 historical 288 #11,973
1911 historical 278 #12,038
1997 modern 343 #12,349
1998 modern 384 #11,727
1999 modern 385 #11,771
2000 modern 372 #12,020
2001 modern 370 #11,904
2002 modern 372 #12,077
2003 modern 345 #12,549
2004 modern 340 #12,707
2005 modern 343 #12,546
2006 modern 346 #12,539
2007 modern 343 #12,773
2008 modern 342 #12,933
2009 modern 344 #13,138
2010 modern 342 #13,440
2011 modern 340 #13,375
2012 modern 325 #13,720
2013 modern 328 #13,842
2014 modern 330 #13,889
2015 modern 338 #13,527
2016 modern 320 #14,096

Geography

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Where Trehernes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newland (Bream, Clearwell, Newland, Coleford), West Dean, South Stoneham and St Pancras. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest of Dean, Caerphilly, Kensington and Chelsea and Wealden. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 Newland (Bream, Clearwell, Newland, Coleford), West Dean Monmouthshire
3 South Stoneham Hampshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 St Pancras London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest of Dean 003 Forest of Dean
2 Caerphilly 022 Caerphilly
3 Caerphilly 018 Caerphilly
4 Kensington and Chelsea 019 Kensington and Chelsea
5 Wealden 005 Wealden

Forenames

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First names often paired with Treherne

These lists show first names that appear often with the Treherne surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Treherne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Treherne, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Treherne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Treherne household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Treherne is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Treherne is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Treherne falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Treherne is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Treherne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Treherne

The surname Treherne originates from the Welsh region of Great Britain. Its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 8th or 9th century. The name is believed to derive from the old Welsh words "tre" meaning settlement or homestead, and "hir" meaning long or tall, suggesting it may have initially referred to a long or extended settlement.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Treherne appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented land ownership and population records in England and parts of Wales following the Norman Conquest. The Domesday Book mentions a landowner named Treherne in the county of Glamorgan, South Wales.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure named William Treherne was a wealthy merchant and landowner in the town of Cardiff, Wales. Records from this time also show the name spelled as "Trehern" or "Treharne."

During the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Treherne was Sir Thomas Treherne (1495-1559), a Welsh-born diplomat and Member of Parliament for the borough of Tregony in Cornwall.

In the 17th century, Thomas Treherne (1637-1674) was a renowned English poet and religious writer, best known for his spiritual and metaphysical works such as "Centuries of Meditations" and "The Ceremonial Law."

Another prominent individual with the surname Treherne was Sir Thomas Treherne (1683-1748), a Welsh-born politician and landowner who served as Member of Parliament for the borough of Monmouth from 1715 to 1727.

The name Treherne has been associated with several place names in Wales, such as Treherne Fawr (meaning "Great Treherne") and Treherne Fychan (meaning "Little Treherne"), both located in the historic county of Glamorgan.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Treherne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Treherne surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Herefordshire leads with 56 Trehernes recorded in 1881 and an index of 58.34x.

County Total Index
Herefordshire 56 58.34x
Middlesex 52 2.22x
Glamorgan 26 6.38x
Gloucestershire 26 5.66x
Surrey 19 1.67x
Worcestershire 19 6.22x
Monmouthshire 11 6.50x
Warwickshire 4 0.68x
Lancashire 3 0.11x
Carmarthenshire 2 2.03x
Essex 2 0.43x
Hampshire 2 0.42x
Kent 2 0.25x
Oxfordshire 2 1.38x
Berkshire 1 0.57x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.71x
Cornwall 1 0.38x
Dorset 1 0.65x
Durham 1 0.14x
Inverness-shire 1 1.43x
Midlothian 1 0.32x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.32x
Pembrokeshire 1 1.34x
Royal Navy 1 3.58x
Somerset 1 0.27x
Sussex 1 0.25x
Wiltshire 1 0.48x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ledbury in Herefordshire leads with 20 Trehernes recorded in 1881 and an index of 606.06x.

Place Total Index
Ledbury 20 606.06x
Ross 14 366.49x
Kensington London 12 9.22x
Merthyr Tydfil 11 28.08x
West Dean 11 147.45x
Hammersmith London 8 13.87x
Bedwellty 7 23.43x
Dymock 7 642.20x
Penderry 7 972.22x
Guildford Holy Trinity 6 276.50x
Redmarley 6 750.00x
Fownhope 5 595.24x
Newington 5 5.78x
Ashperton 4 1212.12x
Chelsea London 4 5.67x
Colwall 4 336.13x
Croydon 4 6.32x
Isleworth 4 38.42x
Ripple 4 689.66x
St Anne Soho London 4 29.92x
St Marylebone London 4 3.20x
St Pancras London 4 2.12x
Cardiff St George 3 1666.67x
Egham 3 42.86x
Hereford All Sts 3 68.18x
Penalt 3 789.47x
Aston 2 1.23x
Chorlton On Medlock 2 4.53x
Cwmdu 2 40.24x
Ealing 2 9.56x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 2 23.81x
Gloucester St Mary Lode 2 185.19x
Great Malvern 2 31.35x
Heston 2 25.74x
Llanelly 2 9.00x
Petersfield 2 151.52x
Welland 2 285.71x
West Ham 2 1.96x
Westminster St James 2 8.31x
Birmingham 1 0.51x
Boleskine Abertarff 1 86.21x
Briton Ferry 1 20.58x
Bromyard 1 79.37x
Castlemorton 1 166.67x
Chippenham 1 23.04x
Clifton 1 4.31x
Cradley 1 71.43x
Dodderhill 1 76.92x
Droitwich St Andrew 1 129.87x
Eastnor 1 312.50x
Escomb 1 31.25x
Eton 1 31.15x
Foy 1 384.62x
Hereford St Martin 1 86.21x
Islington London 1 0.44x
Keston 1 169.49x
Lewisham 1 2.35x
Marazion 1 312.50x
Martley 1 113.64x
Mathon 1 111.11x
Nether Compton 1 322.58x
Newent 1 42.92x
Newport 1 12.39x
North Leith 1 6.89x
Oxford St Giles 1 14.49x
Pembroke St Mary 1 10.44x
Preston 1 14.51x
Roath 1 5.40x
Royal Navy 1 4.19x
Sheffield 1 1.35x
South Hamlet 1 35.21x
Spaxton 1 136.99x
Spitalfields London 1 5.68x
St George Hanover 1 3.27x
Thatcham 1 36.90x
Westbury On Severn East 1 9.63x
Westminster St John 1 3.51x
Whitbourne 1 166.67x
Worksop 1 10.68x
Ystradyfodwg 1 2.80x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Treherne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 18
Elizabeth 9
Jane 8
Ann 6
Sarah 6
Alice 5
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Margaret 5
Annie 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Elizth. 2
Maria 2
Selina 2
Beatrice 1
Blanche 1
Cate 1
Catherine 1
Cecilia 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Clare 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Gertrude 1
Gwen 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Jennet 1
Jessie 1
Katherine 1
Louie 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
M.Elizabeth 1
Marie 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Monica 1
Myra 1
Pina 1
Reubina 1
Robert 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Treherne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 19
John 11
George 10
Henry 9
Charles 6
Arthur 4
Alfred 3
James 3
Lewis 3
Albert 2
Allan 2
David 2
Frederick 2
Llewellyn 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Sidney 2
Thomas 2
Alan 1
Apsley 1
Barnaby 1
Benjm. 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederich 1
G.Apsley 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Hugh 1
Lionel 1
Seth 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Treherne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Treherne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 239 people were recorded with the Treherne surname. That placed it at #11,446 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Treherne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 320 in 2016. That gives Treherne a modern rank of #14,096.

What does the Treherne surname mean?

A locational surname derived from the town of Treherne in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

What does the Treherne map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Treherne bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.