Find out how popular the last name Trainum is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Trainum.

Trainum, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Trainum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trainum in America

Trainum is the 55741st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trainum surname appeared 368 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Trainum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trainum to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Trainum

The surname Trainum originated in England during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Old English words "trēon" meaning "tree" and "hām" meaning "homestead" or "village." It suggests that the name initially referred to someone who lived in a settlement near a notable tree or wooded area.

Records from the 13th century mention the name in various spellings, such as Trenham, Trenehame, and Trayneham, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal variations of the time. The earliest known reference to the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, which mentions a William de Trenham.

During the Middle Ages, the Trainum family was primarily concentrated in the counties of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, with some branches also present in neighboring regions of southern England. The name is closely associated with the village of Traynam (now known as Traynam Bottom) in Oxfordshire, which may have been the original location from which the surname derived.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Sir John Trainum (c. 1320-1391), a knight who served in the Hundred Years' War under King Edward III. He was awarded lands in Berkshire for his military service and played a role in the capture of the French town of Calais in 1347.

Another historical figure was William Trainum (c. 1425-1489), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Oxfordshire, who was instrumental in the construction of St. Mary's Church in the village of Traynam Bottom.

The name also appears in the tax records of Tudor England, with entries such as Thomas Trainum of Berkshire in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524, and John Trainum of Oxfordshire in the Muster Rolls of 1539.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Trainum family produced several notable clergymen, including Reverend Robert Trainum (1560-1624), who served as the vicar of St. Peter's Church in Oxfordshire, and Reverend Edward Trainum (1598-1674), a Puritan minister and author who was expelled from his parish during the English Civil War for his non-conformist beliefs.

In the 18th century, a prominent member of the family was Sir William Trainum (1712-1789), a wealthy landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire and played a role in the expansion of the county's agricultural industry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trainum

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Trainum.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Trainum was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Trainum has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Trainum was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Trainum, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!