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    The surname Trahan

    A French surname, carried by 14,114 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /tɹəˈhæn/ 2 syllables Soundex T650

    Trahan: #2,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Trahan #2,560, 14,114 people Trahan: #2,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Trahan #2,560, 14,114 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trahan is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Trahan. See there for more.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,114 people named Trahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,875 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,733.

    #2,560
    rank among US surnames
    14,114
    people in 2010
    4.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,419)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,551Kong14,16521,796
    #2,552Way14,15721,809
    #2,553Kaminski14,15221,816
    #2,554Vanhorn14,15121,818
    #2,555Lockett14,14021,835
    #2,556Elam14,13821,838
    #2,557Maier14,13521,843

    Who is named Trahan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Trahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Trahans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lori Trahan
      American politician, born 1973

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Trahan

    Trahan has the Soundex code T650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T650.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Trahan come from?
    Borrowed from French Trahan. See there for more.
    How common is the surname Trahan?
    14,114 people in the United States had the surname Trahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,875 Americans. It ranked 2,560th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Trahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Trahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Trahan?
    Lori Trahan, American politician.
    Where is the surname Trahan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Trahan in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Trahan?
    Trahan is /tɹəˈhæn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Trahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,114 in 2010, up 2.8%.