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    The surname Trimble

    A surname, carried by 16,306 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtɹɪm.bəl/ 2 syllables Soundex T651

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trimble is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    An English and Irish surname, variant of Trumble.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,306 people named Trimble in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,934 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,576.

    #2,235
    rank among US surnames
    16,306
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,138)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,226Ring16,38118,848
    #2,227Rider16,35218,881
    #2,228Joiner16,34918,885
    #2,229Goldsmith16,34618,888
    #2,230Baum16,33418,902
    #2,231Ruffin16,32418,914
    #2,232Laughlin16,32318,915

    Who is named Trimble

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

    79% of people named Trimble identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Trimbles

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Virginia Louise Trimble
      American astronomer, born 1943
    • Laurence Trimble
      American silent film actor, writer and director (1885-1954)
    • Allen Trimble
      American politician (1783-1870)
    • William A. Trimble
      American politician (1786-1821)
    • Melo Trimble
      American basketball player (born 1995)
    • James William Trimble
      American politician (1894-1972)
    • Dej Loaf
      American rapper and singer, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Trimble

    Trimble has the Soundex code T651, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T651.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Trimble?
    16,306 people in the United States had the surname Trimble in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,934 Americans. It ranked 2,235th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Trimble?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Trimble identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Trimble?
    Virginia Louise Trimble, American astronomer, followed by Laurence Trimble.
    Where is the surname Trimble most common?
    Wikidata records people named Trimble in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Trimble?
    Trimble is /ˈtɹɪm.bəl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Trimble getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,576 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,306 in 2010, up 4.7%.