Trevor

Trevor Meaning & Origin

About Trevor
The surname Trevor is of Welsh origin and is derived from the personal name Trefor, which means "great settlement" or "large village" in Welsh. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely hailed from a place called Trevor or had some association with such a settlement. The name Trevor has been recorded in Wales since medieval times and has spread to other English-speaking countries through migration and colonization. Today, it is a relatively common surname found in various parts of the world.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Trevor is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Trevor: 697
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,900
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Trevor based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Trevor is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRFR
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T60106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T R EH1 V ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈtrɛvər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Trevor in Braille

Here's how to represent Trevor in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Trevor in braille

How to sign the name Trevor using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Trevor using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Trevor in sign language

Numerology