Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Cornish Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 10/1/2013 by babycrookston Meaning & History Means "person from Trevithick", the name of various places in Cornwall ("farmstead" with a range of personal names). It was borne by British engineer Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), developer of the steam engine.