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UK surname

Treloar

A surname of Cornish origin, derived from the old Cornish "tre-loer" meaning "farm or settlement of the pigsty".

In the 1881 census there were 577 people recorded with the Treloar surname, ranking it #6,036 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 596, ranked #8,758, down from #6,036 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Illogan, Redruth and Breage. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall and Redcar and Cleveland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Treloar is 629 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 3.3%.

1881 census count

577

Ranked #6,036

Modern count

596

2016, ranked #8,758

Peak year

2010

629 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Treloar had 577 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,036 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 596 in 2016, ranked #8,758.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 624 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Treloar surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Treloar surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Treloar 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 598 #4,284
1861 historical 486 #5,372
1881 historical 577 #6,036
1891 historical 624 #6,199
1901 historical 609 #6,988
1911 historical 549 #7,300
1997 modern 558 #8,562
1998 modern 607 #8,318
1999 modern 607 #8,379
2000 modern 601 #8,412
2001 modern 587 #8,424
2002 modern 602 #8,442
2003 modern 582 #8,500
2004 modern 568 #8,661
2005 modern 546 #8,827
2006 modern 578 #8,521
2007 modern 588 #8,486
2008 modern 595 #8,474
2009 modern 623 #8,353
2010 modern 629 #8,475
2011 modern 594 #8,760
2012 modern 604 #8,562
2013 modern 613 #8,599
2014 modern 613 #8,654
2015 modern 595 #8,786
2016 modern 596 #8,758

Geography

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Where Treloars are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Illogan, Redruth, Breage, Wendron and Camborne. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall and Redcar and Cleveland. 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 Illogan Cornwall
2 Redruth Cornwall
3 Breage Cornwall
4 Wendron Cornwall
5 Camborne Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 071 Cornwall
2 Cornwall 072 Cornwall
3 Cornwall 059 Cornwall
4 Cornwall 052 Cornwall
5 Redcar and Cleveland 016 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Treloar

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Treloar

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Treloar, 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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Treloar surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Treloar household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Treloar is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. 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 scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Treloar is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Treloar falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Treloar 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 Treloar, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Treloar

The surname Treloar is believed to have originated in Cornwall, England, during the early medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Cornish place name "Tre-loar," which translates to "the dwelling or homestead on the moor." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name likely resided in a homestead situated on a moor or moorland area within Cornwall.

Records indicate that variations of the name, such as "Treloyre" and "Treluyr," were present in Cornish documents dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. One of the earliest known references to the Treloar surname can be found in the Assize Rolls of Cornwall from 1284, which mentions a "Henricus de Treluyr."

The Treloar name does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086, as this survey primarily covered areas of England outside of Cornwall. However, the surname's Cornish origins are well-established, and it likely evolved from the local place name over several centuries.

One notable bearer of the Treloar surname was John Treloar (c. 1570-1638), a Cornish merchant and politician who served as Mayor of Fowey in 1619 and as a Member of Parliament for Fowey in 1628. Another early recorded individual was William Treloar (c. 1590-1663), a landowner and gentleman from Truro, Cornwall.

In the 18th century, the Reverend Samuel Treloar (1738-1811) gained recognition as a clergyman and author, publishing several works on theology and religious subjects. His son, Sir William Treloar (1779-1867), was a prominent naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.

Moving into the 19th century, Sir William Treloar (1835-1923) was a notable figure, serving as Lord Mayor of London in 1909. He was also a successful businessman and philanthropist, founding the Treloar Trust and the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital for disabled children in Alton, Hampshire.

Throughout its history, the Treloar surname has maintained a strong presence in Cornwall and parts of southwestern England, reflecting its origins as a locational surname derived from the Cornish landscape.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Treloar families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Treloar 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. Cornwall leads with 489 Treloars recorded in 1881 and an index of 76.34x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 489 76.34x
Lancashire 24 0.36x
Yorkshire 21 0.37x
Devon 12 1.02x
Cumberland 5 1.03x
Middlesex 5 0.09x
Oxfordshire 4 1.14x
Suffolk 4 0.58x
Glamorgan 3 0.30x
Herefordshire 2 0.86x
Hertfordshire 2 0.51x
Norfolk 2 0.23x
Surrey 2 0.07x
Caernarfonshire 1 0.44x
Hampshire 1 0.09x
Merionethshire 1 0.97x
Royal Navy 1 1.48x
Staffordshire 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wendron in Cornwall leads with 141 Treloars recorded in 1881 and an index of 1586.05x.

Place Total Index
Wendron 141 1586.05x
Illogan 70 412.74x
Camborne 42 159.15x
Breage 36 615.38x
Redruth 29 160.04x
Sithney 29 448.22x
Helston 28 420.42x
St Stephen In Brannel 17 291.10x
Gwennap 12 99.34x
Radcliffe 12 37.08x
Gwinear 10 328.95x
St Clement 10 149.48x
Brotton 9 122.95x
Crowan 9 177.51x
St Erth 9 231.96x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 13.40x
Falmouth 6 26.47x
Appleton Wiske 5 781.25x
Barrow In Furness 5 5.48x
Millom 5 33.49x
St Martin In Meneage 5 649.35x
Bere Ferrers 4 206.19x
Calstock 4 31.85x
Gulval 4 97.09x
Lowestoft 4 12.29x
Poplar London 4 3.75x
Tottington Higher End 4 52.36x
Eynsham 3 135.75x
Halliwell 3 12.28x
Plymouth Charles The 3 5.78x
Plymouth St Andrew 3 3.31x
Bodmin 2 18.87x
Camberwell 2 0.55x
East Barnet 2 25.84x
Lanivet 2 100.50x
Llanwonno 2 5.65x
Mabe 2 151.52x
Madron 2 38.68x
Mevagissey 2 46.95x
Walsoken 2 38.24x
Winslow 2 250.00x
Zennor 2 169.49x
Bow London 1 1.39x
Budock 1 20.75x
Culham 1 95.24x
Cury 1 119.05x
Germoe 1 87.72x
Helland 1 263.16x
Ilfracombe 1 8.25x
Kenwyn 1 5.97x
Llanaber 1 24.39x
Llandegai 1 14.29x
Loughor 1 19.12x
Madron Penzance 1 4.29x
Manaccan 1 142.86x
Mawgan In Meneage 1 59.88x
Perranuthnoe 1 57.14x
Phillack 1 12.09x
Royal Navy 1 1.74x
St Austell 1 4.57x
St Gluvias 1 27.86x
St Gluvias Penryn 1 19.49x
St Ives 1 7.98x
St Stithians 1 28.33x
St Winnow 1 45.66x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.49x
Tavistock 1 7.45x
Titchfield 1 11.44x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 63
Elizabeth 34
Jane 23
Eliza 14
Ann 11
Grace 11
Annie 10
Caroline 9
Ellen 7
Sarah 7
Susan 7
Martha 6
Alice 5
Bessie 4
Catherine 4
Emily 4
Harriet 4
Lavinia 4
Nanny 4
Anne 3
Charlotte 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Lydia 3
Maria 3
Rosina 3
Sophia 3
Ada 2
Amelia 2
Beatrice 2
Edith 2
Emma 2
Fanny 2
Gertrude 2
Julia 2
Laura 2
Lillie 2
Louisa 2
Loveday 2
Margaret 2
Calorine 1
Eliz.S. 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.Annie 1
Elizth.Ellen 1
Jenefer 1
Kate 1
Katie 1
Thurza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 54
Thomas 36
John 28
James 19
Henry 14
Bennett 12
Joseph 10
Samuel 9
Benjamin 7
Charles 6
Richard 6
Bennet 5
Jno. 4
Alfred 3
Amos 3
Daniel 3
Josiah 3
Absolom 2
Benjamine 2
Edward 2
George 2
Stephen 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Edwin 1
Ellen 1
Ellias 1
Ernest 1
Frances 1
Harry 1
Howard 1
Jos. 1
Mary 1
Nicholas 1
Peter 1
Seymour 1
T.Symons 1
Tom 1
W.D. 1
W.H. 1
Walkr 1
Willm. 1
Wm.Charles 1
Wm.Henry 1
Wm.T. 1

FAQ

Treloar surname: questions and answers

How common was the Treloar surname in 1881?

In 1881, 577 people were recorded with the Treloar surname. That placed it at #6,036 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Treloar surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 596 in 2016. That gives Treloar a modern rank of #8,758.

What does the Treloar surname mean?

A surname of Cornish origin, derived from the old Cornish "tre-loer" meaning "farm or settlement of the pigsty".

What does the Treloar map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Treloar 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.