Trowbridge
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Troubridge
Etymology
From Old English trēow (“tree”) + brycġ (“bridge”).
Proper noun
Trowbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Trowbridges)
- A town and civil parish in and the county town of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8557). [1]
- A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trowbridge is the 4956th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7095 individuals. Trowbridge is most common among White (94.77%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trowbridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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