Trollope

The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland.^[1]
Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427–1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham.^[2]

Another theory is that the name is of Norman origin, and is recorded in the Domesday Book as occurring in Lincolnshire.

Spellings

Spelling variations of this family name include Trollop, Trollope, Trollupe, Trollup, Trolloop and others.

Notable Trollopes

• Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) English author
• Frances Trollope (1780–1863) English novelist
• Admiral Sir Henry Trollope (1756–1839) English. Royal Navy
• John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven (1800–1874) English. A former President of the Poor Law Board
• Rev. Edward Trollope (1817–1893) English. Bishop of Nottingham (UK)
• John Trollope (born 1944) English. Association football player
• Joanna Trollope (born 1943) English. Novelist
• Rowan Trollope (born 1972) English. Group President, Symantec corp.
• Patrick Trollope (born 1976) English. Journalist and photographer
• Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810–1892) English writer

Notes

References

• D Hey Family Names and Family History (2000) . ISBN 1 85285 255 0
• P H Reaney Dictionary of British Surnames ( 1958). ISBN 0 7100 8106 5

External links

• Vanity Fair - Mrs. Trollope's America
• The Trollope Society
• Novelist, Joanna Trollope
• The USA Trollope Society
• Notts History Society
• Oxford Biography