Trentham

English

Alternative forms

• Trantham

Etymology

From the name of the river Trent + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Trentham (countable and uncountable, plural Trenthams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8741).
   2. A town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
   3. A suburb of Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trentham is the 23725^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1067 individuals. Trentham is most common among White (96.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trentham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.