Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TRENCH
There are approximately 714 people named Trench in the UK. That makes it the 8,730th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Trench.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
TehranchiTranchina
Tranchida
Tranchita
Traench
Tranch
Trainch
Tranche
Trancho
Terench
Tranchae
Tranchee
Tranchaee
Tranach
Tranchet
Tranchel
Tranchen
Tranchef
Tranchin
Tranchle
Tranchal
Tranchad
Tranchan
Trancher
The Trench surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TRENCH. From La Tranche, a town in Poitou, the possession of the family in eai'ly times. After the massacre of St. Bartholomew, Frederick de la Tranche, or Trenche, a Protestant nobleman, sought refuge from persecution on English ground, and settled in Northumberland in the year 1574. Thence his descendants passed over into Ireland, where they still flourish in the enjoyment of two ijeeragcs, the Earldom of Clancarty, and the Barony of Ashtown.