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Trench Family History

Trench Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from Middle English trench ‘path cut through woods; cutting or ditch’ (Old French trenche a derivative of trenchier ‘to cut hack slice’). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a path or ditch or habitational from a place so named such as Trench Lane in Huddington (Worcestershire) Trench in Ellesmere (Shropshire) or The Trench in Hildenborough (Kent). It may perhaps also be a nickname for someone who cut ditches. Irish (of French origin): habitational name from La Tranche (Poitou).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: French, Trent, Bench, Creech, Branch, Tench, Rench, Breech, Wrench

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Where is the Trench family from?

You can see how Trench families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Trench family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Trench families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 22 Trench families living in Ontario. This was about 44% of all the recorded Trench's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Trench families in 1911.

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What did your Trench ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
55%
Labourer
28%
Rancher
19%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Stenographer
100%

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Census Records

There are 13,000 census records available for the last name Trench. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Trench census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Trench. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Trench. For the veterans among your Trench ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Trench lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Trench life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Trench in 1961 was 76, and 82 in 2004.

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