Trevor can be a male given name or a surname.
Trevor can be a given name or surname of Welsh origin (as a given name Trefor in Welsh): also a habitational name from any of the numerous places in Wales, in particular the one near Llangollen, from the Welsh tre(f), meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and a form of mawr, meaning "large, big", cf. Bryn Mawr.
Trevor is also a name of Irish origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair (descendant of Treabhar), a byname meaning "industrious", "ambitious", or "prudent".
The Trevor dynasty have for centuries been associated with the Llangollen and Chirk areas in Denbighshire, north-east Wales:
John Trevor I was Bishop of St Asaph (1352–1357)
John Trevor II was Bishop of St Asaph (1395–1402)
Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden of the first creation (1706–1783), Diplomat
Baron Trevor is a British peerage title.
Notable people with the surname Trevor include:
Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress
Glen Trevor (1900–1954), pen-name of James Hilton
Hugh Trevor, American actor
William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer
Hugh Trevor-Roper, Lord Dacre (1914–2003), British historian
Horace Trevor-Cox (1908–2005),Conservative MP who later joined Labour
Notable people with the forename Trevor include:
Trevor Ariza, NBA basketball
Trevor Bailey, English cricketer
Trevor Bauer, MLB pitcher
Trevor Bayne, NASCAR Driver
Trevor Baylis (born 1937), British inventor
Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricket coach
Trevor Berbick, boxer
The Hon. Sir Trevor Bigham, policeman
Trevor Bolder, British musician, bassist for band Uriah Heep
Sir Trevor Brooking, English international footballer
Trevor Cahill, baseball player
Sir Trevor Chinn
Trevor Christensen (born 1993), American DJ
Trevor Christie (born 1959), English footballer
Trevor Daley, hockey player
Sir Trevor Dawson Bt, arms manufacturer
Trevor Denman, Thoroughbred race track announcer, sportscaster
Trevor Devall, actor
Trevor Erhardt (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
Trevor Eve, actor
Trevor Foster, Welsh rugby footballer
Trevor Francis, former English footballer
Trevor Gaskins, Panamaian basketball player
Trevor Gleeson, Australian basketball coach
Sir Trevor Gould, Colonial judge
Trevor Haddon, British artist and illustrator
Sir Trevor Henry, New Zealand judge
Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Trevor Hockey, Welsh footballer
Trevor Hoffman, MLB baseball
Trevor Horn
Trevor Howard, actor
Trevor Huddleston, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist
Trevor Hurst, Canadian singer, vocalist for band Econoline Crush
Trevor Jones (composer), orchestral film score composer
Trevor Kidd, hockey player
Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet
Trevor Letowski, hockey player
Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th Baron Merthyr
David Trevor Lewis, 5th Baron Merthyr
Trevor Lewis, hockey player
Trevor Linden, hockey player
Trevor Lock, comedian
Trevor Lucas, spoken word artist
Trevor Mallard, New Zealand politician and Cabinet Minister
Trevor Manuel, South African politician and economist
Peter Trevor Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros, Premier Baron of England
Sir Trevor McDonald, broadcaster
Trevor Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
Trevor Murdock, ring name of professional wrestler William Mueller
Trevor Nelson, British DJ
Trevor Noah, South African stand-up comedian
Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre and film director
Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey (1879–1948), member of the House of Lords
Trevor Phillips (born 1953), British politician
Trevor Pinnock (born 1946), English conductor and harpsichordist
Trevor Plouffe, baseball player
Trevor Pryce (born 1975), American football player
Trevor Rabin, guitarist formerly of the rock group Yes
Trevor Read (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Trevor Rees-Jones, American billionaire and executive
Trevor Rees-Jones, Bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales
Trevor Roach (born 1992), American football player
Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd
Trevor Rosenthal (born 1990), baseball player
Trevor St. John, American actor
Trevor Segstro (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
Trevor Semper, Montserratian cricketer
Trevor Siemian, NFL quarterback
Sir Trevor Skeet, Conservative MP
Trevor Smith (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, Liberal Democrat Peer
Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, American rapper
Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, C-in-C Fleet from June 2009
Trevor Spring, gentleman cricketer and army officer
Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp FRCPath
Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp FRCP
Trevor Steven, English footballer
Trevor van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
Trevor Wilkinson (1947–1965), founder of TVR sports cars
Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet
Trevor Williams (American football), American football player
Trevor Wright, American actor
Trevor the Traction Engine in The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry
Trevor, Neville Longbottom's pet toad in the Harry Potter series
Magical Trevor, a magician in Weebl's cartoons
Trevor Belmont in the Castlevania game series
Trevor Joseph Brennan/Bauer, main character in the Romantic Suspense series, Countermeasure
Trevor Evans, childhood/closest friend (at the beginning) of Mike Ross in U.S. TV series Suits
Trevor Fitzroy, supervillain in Marvel Comics
Trevor Goodchild, antagonist in the franchise Æon Flux
D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team played by Michael McKell (2003, 2005)
Trevor Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside
Trevor Langan, a recurring character and criminal defense attorney in the US TV series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" played by Peter Hermann
Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old in the movie Pay It Forward played by Haley Joel Osment
Trevor Morgan in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Trevor Ockmonick in the 80's TV show ALF
Trevor Philips is one of the three playable protagonists in the videogame Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games
Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie The Machinist, played by Christian Bale
Trevor Troublemeyer, one of the main characters in the Canadian animated series Sidekick
Steve Trevor, character in the DC Comics and 1970s television series Wonder Woman
Trevor Hale, main character of the TV show Cupid played by Jeremy Piven
