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

Trites, 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 Trites surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trites in America

Trites is the 52851st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trites surname appeared 392 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 Trites.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trites 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 Trites

The surname Trites originated in the Brittany region of northwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the Old Breton word "trist," meaning "sad" or "melancholic." The name likely referred to an individual with a somber or pensive disposition.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Trites can be found in the Cartulaire de Redon, a medieval cartulary from the Redon Abbey in Brittany, dating back to the 9th century. The name appears as "Tristius" in this document, suggesting its Breton roots.

During the Middle Ages, the Trites surname spread across various regions of France, including Normandy and Anjou. It is also possible that the name has connections to the village of Triz in the Morbihan department of Brittany.

In the late 13th century, a nobleman named Alain Trites was mentioned in the rolls of the Breton nobility. He was a knight and landowner from the region of Léon, in present-day Finistère.

Another notable individual bearing the Trites surname was Jean Trites, a Breton merchant and shipowner who lived in the 15th century. Historical records indicate that he conducted trade between Brittany and England.

During the 16th century, the Trites surname made its way to England, likely carried by Breton immigrants or refugees fleeing religious persecution. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in England is that of Robert Trites, a farmer from Dorset, born in 1523.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in the British colonies of North America. Étienne Trites, born in 1647, was among the early French settlers in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). His descendants played a significant role in the development of the Acadian community.

Another prominent figure with the Trites surname was William Trites, a Scottish-born merchant and shipbuilder who lived in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, in the late 18th century. He played a crucial role in the area's shipbuilding industry.

During the 19th century, the Trites surname spread further across North America, with notable individuals such as David Trites, a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, and John Trites, a shipbuilder and entrepreneur from Maine.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trites

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

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

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