Trevithick

English

Etymology

Habitational surname, from Cornish tre (“homestead”) + a mutated form of methek (“doctor, physician”).

Proper noun

Trevithick (plural Trevithicks)

1. A surname from Cornish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trevithick is the 65066^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 305 individuals. Trevithick is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.

Further reading

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