What is "trevithick"

Trevithick is a surname, and may refer to:

• Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway
• Paul Trevithick (born 1959), American inventor, engineer and entrepreneur
• Richard Trevithick (1771–1833), British inventor, mining engineer and builder of the first working railway steam locomotive.