Treloar is a Cornish surname, now most common in Australia and North America.

Etymology

Treloar is a

habitational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Wendron Wendron ( kw, Egloswendron (village), Pluw Wendron (parish); historically St. Wendron) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, to the north of Helston. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,743. The electora ...

, Cornwall, England. It means "homestead with garden", taken from Cornish ''tre'' homestead and ''lowarth'' garden. The 'w' was later dropped and subsequently, the 'th'.

People with the surname ''Treloar''

Adam Treloar Adam Treloar (born 9 March 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2015 and the Co ...

, Australian rules football player *

Cameron Treloar Cameron Treloar is an Australian rugby union player, formerly for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14. Career Cameron Treloar began his career with the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super 14 competition in 2005 before moving to the Quee ...

, Australian rugby union player for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14 * John Treloar (athlete) (born 1928), retired track and field athlete, considered to be one of Australia's greatest male sprinters *

John Treloar (museum administrator) John Linton Treloar, OBE (10 December 1894 – 28 January 1952) was an Australian archivist and the second director of the Australian War Memorial (AWM). During World War I he served in several staff roles and later headed the First ...

OBE (1894–1952), Australian archivist and the second director of the Australian War Memorial (AWM) *

LRG Treloar Professor Leslie Ronald George Treloar, OBE (30 July 1906 – 18 March 1985) was a leading figure in the science of rubber and elasticity, and writer of a number of influential texts. Leslie Treloar graduated in Physics from University College, R ...

, author and rubber engineer *

Lucy Treloar Lucy Treloar is an Australian novelist. Her first novel, ''Salt Creek'', won the 2016 Dobbie Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Award and the 2016 Walter Scott Prize. Her second novel, ''Wolfe Island'', won the 2020 ...

, Australian novelist *

Margaret Treloar Margaret Treloar is a Canadian food scientist and product development expert. She served as Chair of the World Board of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a gl ...

, Canadian food scientist, product development expert, Chairman of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts * Peter Treloar, Australian politician elected in 2010 *

Phil Treloar Phillip Maurice Treloar (born 7 December 1946, Sydney) is an Australian jazz drummer, percussionist and composer. In an extensive career devoted to creative pursuit Treloar has addressed himself to the problems of relationship found at the intersec ...

(born 1946), Australian jazz drummer, percussionist and composer *

Thomas Treloar Thomas John Treloar (1 August 1892 – 15 November 1953) was an Australian politician. Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, he was educated at Sydney Grammar School before returning to Tamworth as a shopkeeper. He eventually became a company direc ...

(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 Sir William Purdie Treloar, 1st Baronet (13 January 1843 – 6 September 1923) was an English businessman who was Sheriff of London in 1889–1900 and Lord Mayor of London in 1906–1907. He established an active "Cripples' Fund" as his mayoral ap ...

(1843–1923), manufacturer and philanthropist and Lord Mayor of the City of London * Nicholas Treloar, (born 2002), machine learning researcher

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Etymology

People with the surname ''Treloar''

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