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

Traversie, 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 Traversie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Traversie in America

Traversie is the 65244th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Traversie surname appeared 304 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 Traversie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Traversie 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 Traversie

The surname Traversie has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "traverser," which means "to cross over" or "to traverse." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a crossing point or bridge, or perhaps someone who worked as a ferryman or guide for travelers crossing rivers or other bodies of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Traversie can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval cartulary (collection of charters) from the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, France, dating back to the early 13th century. In this document, a certain Robertus Traversie is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1205.

Another early reference to the name comes from the Rôles des fiefs du comté de Champagne, a record of fiefdoms in the County of Champagne, compiled in the late 13th century. In this document, a knight named Jean Traversie is listed as holding a fief in the village of Sézanne, located in the modern-day Marne department of France.

In the 14th century, a prominent figure with the surname Traversie was Guillaume Traversie, a merchant and alderman of the city of Rouen in Normandy. He is mentioned in several historical records from the period, including the Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie (Rolls of the Exchequer of Normandy) from the year 1380.

During the 16th century, there was a notable family of the name Traversie in the town of Avallon in the Burgundy region of France. One member of this family, Jacques Traversie (1521-1595), was a respected lawyer and jurist who served as the Lieutenant General of the Bailiwick of Avallon.

In the 17th century, another prominent individual with the surname Traversie was Pierre Traversie (1638-1701), a French Jesuit priest and missionary who worked among the indigenous peoples of New France (modern-day Canada and the northeastern United States).

While the Traversie surname is found primarily in France, it has also spread to other regions through migration and intermarriage over the centuries. However, it remains a relatively uncommon name, and most historical references and records relating to the surname can be traced back to its French origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Traversie

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

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 Traversie 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 Traversie 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 Traversie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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