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

Tremaine, 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 Tremaine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tremaine in America

Tremaine is the 20299th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tremaine surname appeared 1,310 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 Tremaine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tremaine 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 Tremaine

The surname Tremaine has its origins in the French language and is believed to have been derived from the Old French place name "Tresmaine" or "Tremaine." This place name was likely a combination of the elements "tres" meaning "very" and "maine" meaning "manor" or "domain."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Tremaine can be traced back to the Normandy region of northern France. It is thought that the name may have been brought to England by Norman settlers following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners in England compiled in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname Tremaine, suggesting that it may have emerged slightly later.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Tremaine was Sir Roger Tremaine, a prominent English landowner and knight who lived during the 13th century. Sir Roger was granted lands in Cornwall and is believed to have been the progenitor of the Tremaine family in England.

Another notable figure was Sir John Tremaine (c. 1455-1518), who served as a member of the English Privy Council under King Henry VII and King Henry VIII. Sir John played a significant role in the suppression of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 and was rewarded with additional estates in Cornwall.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, the Tremaine family supported the Royalist cause. One prominent Royalist was Sir Edmond Tremaine (1598-1655), who fought alongside King Charles I and was later exiled to France after the Parliamentarian victory.

In the 18th century, Andrew Tremaine (1715-1795) was a renowned English horticulturist and botanist who introduced several new plant species to Britain from North America. He was also a founding member of the Society of Gardeners, a precursor to the Royal Horticultural Society.

Another notable individual was Sir Edmund Tremaine (1853-1935), a British diplomat who served as the British Ambassador to Russia from 1909 to 1917. He played a crucial role in maintaining diplomatic relations between Britain and Russia during the tumultuous years leading up to and during World War I.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tremaine

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

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

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