THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME

What better place to start, than with the origin of the name, so where does the name Trinder come from? Well, there are numerous hearaldry sites that will all claim to know but I wonder how many of them would work out to be true? The name according to one source means something to do with wheel wrights another implies it has something to do with the wool trade. In the "The Dictionary Of Surnames" by Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges the origin is given as Trinder English; occupational name for a braider or a spinner, from an agent deriv. of MEtrend(en)to twist, plait (OE trendan to turn round, roll). Another book, "A Dictionary Of English Surnames" by P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson gives a similar origin. Trinder: Hugo le Trinder 1275 (Rotuli Hundredorum, 2 Vols, London, 1812, 1818.); John le Trendare 1278 Somerset Assize Rolls. A derivative of Old English trendan ' to turn round, roll'. As Middle English trend means 'to twist, plait' and tryndelle is a spindle, the surname probably denotes a braider. One thing is for sure, Trinder's are all over the world now! Early records show that the name is most common in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and there are still a lot in those areas today. Below is a map showing the numbers of Trinder's recorded for each county in the 1881 census. A league table below sets out the distribution throughout the counties in the 1881 census. Oxfordshire 286 Gloucestershire 218 Middlesex 144 Berkshire 128 Surrey 123 Warwickshire 67 Wiltshire 32 Worcestershire 27 Kent 25 Isle of Wight 12 Lancashire 12 Yorks N.Riding 11 Nottinghamshire 10 Hampshire 8 Leicestershire 8 City of London 8 Yorks W.Riding 6 Lincolnshire 5 Monmouthshire 5 Guernsey 4 Herefordshire 4 Staffordshire 4 Buckinghamshire 3 Hertfordshire 3 Northumberland 3 Norfolk 3 Essex 2 Glamorgan 2 Lanarkshire 2 Cheshire 1 Derbyshire 1 East Lothian 1 Midlothian 1 Sussex 1 My particular branch comes from the small village of Shilton in Oxfordshire. I can trace them back to around 1780 on the parish records, although before that, they could have come from just about anywhere really. More work needed there!

This page was formed on 29 December 2002 and will be added to and updated as and when a) My knowledge of how to do this improves b) When i get more information If you think you might have any information about my tree or any other Trinder family tree feel free to contact me on genealogy@trinder.org