How common is the surname Trott?

4,498 people in the United States had the surname Trott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,641 Americans. It ranked 7,399th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Trott?

Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (1866-1917), followed by David Trott.

Where is the surname Trott most common?

Wikidata records people named Trott in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Trott getting more or less common?

More common. 4,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,498 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Trott

A surname, carried by 4,498 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trott is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,498 people named Trott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,641 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,210.

#7,399

rank among US surnames

4,498

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,299)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,390	Kulkarni	4,506	68,519
#7,391	Morfin	4,505	68,534
#7,392	Froehlich	4,504	68,549
#7,393	Bostwick	4,502	68,580
#7,394	Lodge	4,501	68,595
#7,395	Hou	4,500	68,610
#7,397	Wulf	4,499	68,625

Who is named Trott

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

87% of people named Trott identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Trotts

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Trott
Australian cricketer (1866-1917)
David Trott
American politician, born 1960
Albert Trott
Australian cricketer (1873-1914)
Judi Trott
British actress, born 1962
Laura Kenny
British cyclist (1992-)

Notable Trotts come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Trott

Trott has the Soundex code T630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T630.

Questions

How common is the surname Trott?: 4,498 people in the United States had the surname Trott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,641 Americans. It ranked 7,399th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Trott?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Trott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Trott?: Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (1866-1917), followed by David Trott.
Where is the surname Trott most common?: Wikidata records people named Trott in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Trott getting more or less common?: More common. 4,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,498 in 2010, up 6.8%.