The Trinh surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,507 people carried this name — #2,868 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 302 people named Trinh.
Most of them — 260 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
195 people named Trinh live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
43 people named Trinh have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 319 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Trinh live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Trinh in American newspapers,
1844–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,795 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Trinh,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eugene H. Trinh 1950– · astronaut -
Coralie Trinh Thi 1976– · screenwriter -
François Trinh-Duc 1986– · rugby union player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 20 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Trinh.
- Trieu 2,613 · U.S. census
- Trigo 1,181 · U.S. census
- Trimborn 209 · U.S. census
- Trimbur 309 · U.S. census
- Trinca 229 · U.S. census
- Trindade 512 · U.S. census
- Trinidad 9,228 · U.S. census
- Trinque 231 · U.S. census
- Triolo 1,488 · U.S. census
- Triplet 535 · U.S. census
- Tripodi 1,356 · U.S. census
- Tripoli 1,116 · U.S. census
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