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Tron Name Meaning

French (southern): probably a nickname for an irascible person from Occitan tron ‘thunder’. French (northern): from the old personal name Tron(d) borne by a 7th-century Christian saint; it is a vernacular form of Trudon a name of ancient Germanic origin based on the element trud ‘strong’. German: variant of Thron . German (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Drouin . English (Northumberland): topographic or occupational name from Middle English trone ‘weighing machine’ (Old French trone) denoting someone who lived by a public balance or someone in charge of such apparatus. Vietnamese (Tròn): meaning ‘round circle’ in Vietnamese possibly from a personal name.

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


Similar surnames: Troy, Fron, Treon, Kron, Trow, Thon, Hron, Tong, Ron, Garon

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Where is the Tron family from?

You can see how Tron families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tron family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tron families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 23 Tron families living in Northumberland. This was about 26% of all the recorded Tron's in United Kingdom. Northumberland had the highest population of Tron families in 1891.
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What did your Tron ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Clerk In Holy Orders and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tron. 100% of Tron men worked as a Clerk In Holy Orders and 100% of Tron women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Clerk In Holy Orders
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Tron life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Tron in 1958 was 69, and 80 in 2004.

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