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Name Train
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsTraine, Trewyn
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Meaning & History
English (Devon): 1. metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.
2. topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.A couple notable bearers of this last name would be an American admiral: Charles J. Train, and an American author & businessman George Francis Train.
2. topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.A couple notable bearers of this last name would be an American admiral: Charles J. Train, and an American author & businessman George Francis Train.