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UK surname

Trenaman

In the 1881 census there were 57 people recorded with the Trenaman surname, ranking it #25,575 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 80, ranked #33,030, down from #25,575 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Leonard Bromley, Lambeth and Hatherleigh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Devon, West Devon and Mid Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trenaman is 111 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.4%.

1881 census count

57

Ranked #25,575

Modern count

80

2016, ranked #33,030

Peak year

1999

111 bearers

Map years

2

1911 to 1998

Key insights

  • Trenaman had 57 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,575 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016, ranked #33,030.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 105 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Trenaman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Trenaman surname density by area, 1998 modern.

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Timeline

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Trenaman 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 83 #19,181
1861 historical 69 #25,057
1881 historical 57 #25,575
1891 historical 91 #25,239
1901 historical 96 #23,342
1911 historical 105 #22,064
1997 modern 104 #26,351
1998 modern 108 #26,417
1999 modern 111 #26,182
2000 modern 106 #26,848
2001 modern 94 #28,246
2002 modern 101 #27,766
2003 modern 101 #27,561
2004 modern 89 #29,623
2005 modern 86 #30,094
2006 modern 83 #30,808
2007 modern 85 #30,954
2008 modern 79 #31,957
2009 modern 79 #32,372
2010 modern 79 #32,759
2011 modern 77 #32,909
2012 modern 84 #32,502
2013 modern 82 #32,903
2014 modern 80 #33,133
2015 modern 82 #32,911
2016 modern 80 #33,030

Geography

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Where Trenamans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Leonard Bromley, Lambeth, Hatherleigh, Plymouth St Charles the Martyr and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Devon, West Devon, Mid Devon, Brighton and Hove and North Somerset. 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 St Leonard Bromley London (East Districts)
2 Lambeth London (South Districts)
3 Hatherleigh Devon
4 Plymouth St Charles the Martyr Devon
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Devon 014 North Devon
2 West Devon 001 West Devon
3 Mid Devon 011 Mid Devon
4 Brighton and Hove 019 Brighton and Hove
5 North Somerset 005 North Somerset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trenaman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trenaman

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Trenaman, 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 Trenaman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Trenaman 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, Trenaman 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

Trenaman 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

Trenaman 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Trenaman is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

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

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Trenaman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trenaman 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. Devon leads with 25 Trenamans recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.87x.

County Total Index
Devon 25 20.87x
Middlesex 16 2.78x
Warwickshire 6 4.13x
Cornwall 5 7.67x
Essex 2 1.76x
Royal Navy 2 29.15x
Dorset 1 2.65x
Gloucestershire 1 0.89x
Surrey 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hatherleigh in Devon leads with 12 Trenamans recorded in 1881 and an index of 4000.00x.

Place Total Index
Hatherleigh 12 4000.00x
Stoke Damerel 12 143.20x
Bromley London 9 71.09x
Birmingham 6 12.40x
Limehouse London 5 79.11x
St Ive 3 714.29x
Royal Navy 2 34.13x
St Katherine By Tower 2 20000.00x
West Ham 2 7.97x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 1 97.09x
Hamworthy 1 769.23x
Lambeth 1 1.99x
Pillaton 1 1428.57x
Plymouth Charles The 1 18.94x
Quethiock 1 1000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Ann 3
Jane 3
Martha 2
Mary 2
Sophia 2
Alice 1
Amanda 1
Bessie 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elizabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Eveline 1
Florence 1
Grace 1
Hanna 1
Harriett 1
Jessie 1
Joanna 1
Laura 1
Lucy 1
Polly 1
Sarah 1
Silvia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 6
John 5
William 5
Henry 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Edwin 1
Herbert 1
Herbt.W.A. 1
Nicholas 1
Robert 1
Saml. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Trenaman households.

FAQ

Trenaman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trenaman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 57 people were recorded with the Trenaman surname. That placed it at #25,575 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trenaman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016. That gives Trenaman a modern rank of #33,030.

What does the Trenaman map show?

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