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

Treesh, 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 Treesh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Treesh in America

Treesh is the 50467th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Treesh surname appeared 414 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 Treesh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Treesh 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 Treesh

The surname Treesh has its origins in France, with records indicating it first appeared in the early 12th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Old French word "trescher," meaning to twist or braid, suggesting that an early bearer of the name may have been a rope maker or basket weaver.

In its earliest documented forms, the name was spelled variously as Trescher, Treischer, and Treescher, reflecting regional dialects and scribal interpretations. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a 1205 charter from the Abbey of St. Martin in Tournai, which mentions a "Renaud Trescher" among the witnesses.

By the 13th century, the name had spread across northern France, with Treesh families establishing themselves in regions such as Normandy, Brittany, and Picardy. The name is also found in medieval tax rolls and land records, indicating that some Treesh families held positions of relative prosperity during this period.

One notable early bearer of the name was Jean Treesh, a merchant from Rouen who traveled extensively throughout Europe in the late 15th century. His detailed journals, which have survived to this day, provide valuable insights into the trade routes and commercial practices of the time.

In the 16th century, the name appears to have gained a foothold in England, likely through Huguenot emigration from France. The first recorded instance of the name in England can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, which list the baptism of a "Thomas Treesh" in 1567.

Another significant figure bearing the Treesh name was Guillaume Treesh, a French navigator and explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his famous voyages to the New World in the 1530s. Treesh is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot on the shores of present-day Canada.

As the centuries passed, the Treesh name continued to spread across Europe and beyond, with bearers of the name making their mark in various fields. In the 18th century, Nicolas Treesh (1721-1798) was a renowned French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Hôtel de Beauvais.

During the 19th century, the Treesh family produced several distinguished scholars and intellectuals, such as the German historian Franz Treesh (1815-1889), whose seminal work on the Thirty Years' War remains a valuable reference to this day.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Treesh

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

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

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