# Trout (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/trout/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,758 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,826 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,200 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (12,569 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Trout in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Trout in the United States.

## People named Trout

- Mike Trout, American professional baseball player
- Jack Trout, American marketing man (1935-2017)
- Walter Trout, American musician
- Bobbi Trout, American aviator (1906–2003)
- Austin Trout, American boxer
- Skeet Ulrich, American actor (born 1970)

## Similar surnames

Truitt, Trott, Trotta, Truett, Troutt, Tirado, Treadway, Theriot, Trudeau, Treat, Threatt, Tart.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.