Treloar

Treloar is a Cornish surname, now most common in Australia and North America. ^[1]

Etymology

Treloar is a habitational surname originating from Wendron, Cornwall, England. It means "homestead with garden", taken from Cornish tre homestead and lowarth garden. The 'w' was later dropped and subsequently, the 'th'. ^[2]

People with the surname Treloar

• Adam Treloar (born 1993), Australian rules football player
• Cameron Treloar (born 1980), Australian rugby union player for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14
• John Treloar (athlete) (born 1928), track and field athlete, one of Australia's greatest sprinters
• J. L. Treloar (1894–1952), Australian archivist and director of the Australian War Memorial
• L. R. G. Treloar (1906–1985), author and rubber engineer
• Lucy Treloar, Australian novelist
• Margaret Treloar, Canadian food scientist, chair of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
• Peter Treloar, Australian politician elected in 2010
• Phil Treloar (born 1946), Australian jazz drummer, percussionist and composer
• Thomas Treloar (1892–1953), Australian politician
• William M. Treloar (1850–1935), American music professor, composer, music publisher, and U.S. Representative from Missouri
• Sir William Treloar, 1st Baronet (1843–1923), manufacturer, philanthropist and Lord Mayor of the City of London

See also

• Treloar, Missouri, unincorporated community in southern Warren County, Missouri, United States
• Treloar College, secondary school and sixth-form college for physically disabled students in Alton, Hampshire, England
• Treloar Copyright Bill, revision of the United States copyright laws introduced February 13, 1896
• Treloar School, non-maintained special school for disabled children in Alton, Hampshire, UK
• Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

References

1. "Treloar Surname Meaning and Statistics".
2. "Patricia Taggart's Treloar page".