Tree

See also: tree and tréë

English

Etymology 1

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a conspicuous tree.

Proper noun

Tree (plural Trees)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tree is the 35057^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Tree is most common among White (74.34%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (12.6%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Noun

Tree (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) Alternative letter-case form of TREE

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• reet, rete, teer