Treen
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Treon
Etymology
Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“settlement”) and dyn (“fort”).
Proper noun
Treen (countable and uncountable, plural Treens)
- A village in St Levan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW3923).
- A hamlet in Zennor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4337).
- A habitational surname from Cornish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Treen is the 37899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Treen is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Treen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.