Treen

See also: treen and tréen

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Treon

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“settlement”) and dyn (“fort”).

Proper noun

Treen (countable and uncountable, plural Treens)

1. A village in St Levan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW3923).
2. A hamlet in Zennor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4337).
3. A habitational surname from Cornish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Treen is the 37899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Treen is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Treen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.