TREBILCOCK
Trebilcock is a surname of Cornish provenance, found in the British Isles, within England. The name is of Christian, Anglo‑Saxon linguistic background and is classed as a locational surname, indicating origin from a particular place.
The term tre is a Cornish word for "homestead" or "settlement" and bilcock translates as "little Billy". Consequently, Trebilcock may be interpreted as "the little Billy from the homestead" or the "son of little Billy from the settlement".
The earliest documented use of the surname is in the annals of Cornwall, dated 1302, where it appears as Trebilcock or Trebilcocke. It is associated with the place called Trebiloc, situated near the village of Roche. The place name itself is interpreted by some scholars as meaning 'the home on the cookoo's hill' from the medieval Cornish phrase tre‑pyl‑cok, although other explanations include 'the place on a hill haunted by cookoo' or 'the place of the red‑bill', possibly referencing the extinct Chough.
Early parish registers in Cornwall provide further evidence of the name. For instance, Richard Trebilcocke of Perranzabuloe is recorded on 16 June 1576, and Nich Treblicock is a witness in a christening at Stithians on 23 February 1695.
The surname remains most prevalent within its native region, Cornwall, and can still be found throughout the county today.
Typical given names associated with the Trebilcock surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- Graham
- Joshua
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- William
Female
- Celia
- Clare
- Diane
- Eleanor
- Elizabeth
- Emily
- Helen
- Isabel
- Pamela
- Rebecca
- Ruth
- Sarah
- Susan
- Tamsin
- Violet
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 474 people named Trebilcock in the UK. That makes it one of Britain's least common surnames. Only around seven in a million people in Britain are named Trebilcock.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Trebilcock
- Mike Trebilcock - Cornish football player
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