Trask

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How to Pronounce Trask

Pronounced TRASK /ˈtræsk/Medium

Meaning: Trask is an English surname pressed into use as a given name. It is generally traced to an Old Norse word related to marshy or boggy ground, a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place, and it is associated with Yorkshire. As a first name it follows the American surname-as-forename habit rather than any personal-name tradition.Low

In 30 seconds: Trask is an English surname-name from an Old Norse word for a marsh or boggy place (said TRASK), used faintly for American boys around 1990.

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Origin LowEnglish, Norse

MeaningTrask is an English surname pressed into use as a given name. It is generally traced to an Old Norse word related to marshy or boggy ground, a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place, and it is associated with Yorkshire. As a first name it follows the American surname-as-forename habit rather than any personal-name tradition.

U.S. rank (2015)#11960 ↗ Rising

2015 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1990

Total births (all-time)≈ 113

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Trask is a surname-name, an English family name taken up as a first name in the American fashion. It is usually traced to an Old Norse word for a marsh or bog, marking an ancestor who lived by such land. The blunt one-syllable sound gives it a modern, surname-style feel.

It has always been very rare as a first name, a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1990, with occasional use since. It reads as a crisp, uncommon surname-name rather than a traditional given name, at home among the clipped one-syllable boy names of recent decades.

Did you know? Trask began as a place-describing surname for a family living near marshy ground, most associated with Yorkshire.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Trask — English surname; Old Norse 'marsh' topographic

Variations

TraskeTrasker

Nicknames

Tras

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Trask mean?

It is an English surname-name thought to come from an Old Norse word for a marsh or boggy place.

How do you pronounce Trask?

It's said TRASK /ˈtræsk/.

Is Trask a boy or girl name?

Trask is used as a boy's name.

Is Trask a popular name?

No, it has always been very rare as a first name, an English surname-name used faintly around the start of the nineteen-nineties.