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Trevor Family History

Trevor Surname Meaning

Welsh and English: habitational name from any of numerous places in Wales in particular the one near Denbigh so named from Welsh tre(f) ‘homestead settlement’ + a mutated form of mawr ‘large’.

Irish (Dublin and Down): variant of Trower.

In some cases also Jewish: adoption of the name in 1 above in place of Trotzky (see Trocki).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Trevor family from?

You can see how Trevor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Trevor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Trevor families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 173 Trevor families living in Shropshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Trevor's in United Kingdom. Shropshire had the highest population of Trevor families in 1891.
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What did your Trevor ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Trevor. 11% of Trevor men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Trevor women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Trevor were Builders Labourer and Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    11%
  • Farm Labourer
    7%
  • Bricklayer
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Trevor. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Trevor. For the veterans among your Trevor ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Trevor lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Trevor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Trevor in 1954 was 62, and 95 in 2004.

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