What is "treloar"

Adoption of surnames began about 1066 and were quite commonly used by the 13th century. Treloar is a Cornish name, and the Cornish people came from a mixture of Celtic and Iberian people. It was originally spelled Trelowarth. Proof of this is found in early government and church records. The earliest record of the place Trelowarth is found in the very ancient records when the Duchy of Cornwall was an Earldom, 1333. In 1493 we find it first used as a surname, Johannes (Latin for John) Trelowarth. The earliest church record is for Wearne Trelowarth, baptized in Wendron parish 1575. The church records show the change in spelling of the name. First the "W" was dropped leaving Treloarth, then the "TH" was dropped leaving Treloar. The name means "Garden Home", Tre for home or homestead and Lowarth for garden. It was derived from the hamlet of Trelowarth in Wendron Parish.

Another account has this name first found in Cornwall where a Richard Trewlove was recorded in 1273. The name eventually became Treloar though there are many other variations of the name. If you have the last name Treloar you are related to in any way the great man himself Sir William Purdie Treloar, Lord Mayor of London in 1906.

Treloar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Robert Treloar, American sound engineer for artists such as Queen Latifah and Roberta Flack.
• Adam Treloar, Australian rules football player
• Cameron Treloar, 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) OBE (1894–1952), Australian archivist and the second director of the Australian War Memorial (AWM)
• LRG Treloar, author and rubber engineer
• Margaret Treloar, 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 (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 and philanthropist and Lord Mayor of the City of London