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

Treadwell, 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 Treadwell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Treadwell in America

Treadwell is the 5897th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Treadwell surname appeared 5,851 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Treadwell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Treadwell 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 Treadwell

The surname Treadwell is of English origin, originating from the Old English words 'trod', meaning a path or track, and 'well', referring to a spring or source of water. It likely originated as a topographic name, identifying someone who lived near a well-trodden path or track leading to a water source.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the late 12th century, with references found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire and the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from the late 1100s and early 1200s, respectively. These early records suggest the name may have first emerged in these areas of central and eastern England.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a landowner named Tredewelle is mentioned as holding lands in Berkshire, which could be an early spelling variation of the name Treadwell. This indicates the name's presence in southern England during the Norman period.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Treadwell was John Treadwell, who was born around 1415 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire. Another early bearer of the name was William Treadwell, born circa 1490 in Oxfordshire.

In the 16th century, the Treadwell family established themselves in the county of Essex, with records showing the marriage of Thomas Treadwell and Elizabeth Warde in 1558 in Great Waltham, Essex. This branch of the Treadwell family later produced notable figures such as John Treadwell (1609-1672), who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1667.

In the 17th century, the Treadwell surname spread to the American colonies, with Thomas Treadwell (1609-1672) being one of the earliest Treadwells to settle in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. His descendants went on to become prominent citizens in various parts of New England.

Other notable individuals with the surname Treadwell include Daniel Treadwell (1791-1872), an American inventor and mechanical engineer who patented several innovations in the textile industry, and Moses Treadwell (1768-1833), a Massachusetts politician and jurist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Treadwell

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

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

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