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    The surname Trinh

    A Vietnamese surname, carried by 15,392 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T650

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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). Trinh is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Vietnamese origin

    Borrowed from Vietnamese Trịnh.

    One of 31 Vietnamese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,392 people named Trinh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,059 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,507.

    #2,368
    rank among US surnames
    15,392
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,868)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,359McKinnon15,45019,984
    #2,360Tabor15,44519,990
    #2,361Tinsley15,44219,994
    #2,363Dawkins15,43120,008
    #2,364Sauer15,43020,009
    #2,365Elizondo15,41920,024
    #2,366Vann15,41620,028

    Who is named Trinh

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

    96% of people named Trinh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% as two or more races and 1.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Trinhs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Trịnh Căn
      4th Trịnh lord, 1633–1709
    • Trịnh Cương
      5th Trịnh Lord, 1686–1729

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Trinh

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

    Other Vietnamese surnames

    All 31 Vietnamese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Trinh come from?
    Borrowed from Vietnamese Trịnh.
    How common is the surname Trinh?
    15,392 people in the United States had the surname Trinh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,059 Americans. It ranked 2,368th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Trinh?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Trinh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.9% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Trinh?
    Trịnh Căn, 4th Trịnh lord, followed by Trịnh Cương.
    Where is the surname Trinh most common?
    Wikidata records people named Trinh in Vietnam.
    Is the surname Trinh getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,392 in 2010, up 34%.