Tregenza
title: "Tregenza" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cornish-language-surnames"] topic_path: "general/cornish-language-surnames" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tregenza" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Tregenza is a Cornish surname. It derives from Tregenza in the parish of Creed; Tregenza is formed from the elements "tre" (homestead) and "kensyth" (meaning unknown). Tregenna, Tregensoe, Tregensowe, and Tregenzo are possibly related names.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Norman Tregenza, Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Rob Tregenza (born 1950), American cinematographer and film director
- Rod Tregenza (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
- Sharon Tregenza, British children's author
- Simon Tregenza (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
Footnotes
References
- Hanks, Patrick, et al. (2002) ''The Oxford Surnames Companion''. Oxford U P; p. 620
- "Last Name: Tregenna". Name Origin Research.
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