Show ContentsTrenholm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Trenholm Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Trenholm

What does the name Trenholm mean?

The surname Trenholm comes from the place name Trenholme, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Trenholm family

The surname Trenholm was first found in Yorkshire.

Early History of the Trenholm family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trenholm research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1620, 1674, 1679 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Trenholm History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trenholm Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trenham, Trenholm, Trenholme, Trenghans and others.

Early Notables of the Trenholm family

  • the Trenholm family of Allerston, who became notable in America

Trenholm migration to the United States +



Trenholm Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • William Trenholm, who immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina in 1787
Trenholm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Richard Trenholm, who was naturalized in Illinois in 1864

Contemporary Notables of the name Trenholm (post 1700) +

  • William L. Trenholm, American Confederate Army veteran and politician, United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1886 to 1889, eponym of Trenholm Point, Antarctica
  • George Trenholm (1807-1876), American Confederate politician, Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (1864-1865)
  • Victoria Cole Trenholm (1902-1994), American scholar of Native American culture
  • Francis Trenholm Crowe (b. 1882), American chief engineer of the Hoover Dam
HMS Royal Oak
  • Thomas William Trenholm (1919-1939), British Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 1
  1. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html

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