Tremblay

See also: tremblay

English

Alternative forms

• Trembly

Etymology

Borrowed from French Tremblay.

Proper noun

Tremblay (plural Tremblays)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tremblay is the 4438^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7996 individuals. Tremblay is most common among White (94.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tremblay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Bartlemy, Lamberty

French

Etymology

(Toponym): Attested on the Cassini map (1740s). From Middle French tremblay, designating a place where aspens (trembles) grow ; see tremblaie. (Surname): From the toponym. Most prevalent in Quebec. Originating from France where it is most prevalent in Seine-Maritime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃.blɛ/
• Homophones: tremblaie, tremblaient, tremblais, tremblait

Proper noun

Tremblay m or f by sense

1. A toponym:
   1. Former name of Tremblay-en-France. (town in Seine-Saint-Denis)
2. a surname from Middle French

Derived terms

• lac Tremblay
• Le Tremblay
• Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre
• Tremblay-en-France
• Tremblay-lès-Gonesse
• Tremblay-les-Villages

 

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com
• Cassini map on Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019