Trollope

The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland, England,^[1] originally Trolhop, Norse for "troll valley". The earliest recorded use of the surname is John Andrew Trolope (1427–1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co. Durham^[2] and Sir Andrew Trollope (died 1461) who was an English soldier during the later stages of the Hundred Years' War and at the time of the Wars of the Roses.

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

Notable Trollopes include:

Andrew Trollope (died 1461), English professional soldier
Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), English novelist and civil servant
Arthur William Trollope (1768–1827), English cleric, headmaster of Christ's Hospital
Edward Trollope (1817–1893), English antiquary and Anglican Bishop of Nottingham
Frances Eleanor Trollope (1835–1913), English novelist, second wife of Thomas Adolphus Trollope
Frances Milton Trollope (1780–1863), English novelist, mother of Thomas Adolphus Trollope and Anthony Trollope
Henry Trollope (1756–1839), Royal Navy admiral
Joanna Trollope (1943–2025), English novelist
John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven (1800–1874), President of the English Poor Law Board
John Trollope (footballer) (born 1944), English association football player
John Lightfoot Trollope (1897–1958), British First World War flying ace
Mark Trollope (1862–1930), Anglican Bishop in Korea
Paul Trollope (born 1972), Welsh football coach and former professional footballer
Robert Trollope, 17th-century English architect
Rowan Trollope (born 1972), Canadian business administrator, former Group President, Symantec Corporation
Theodosia Trollope (1816–1865), English poet, translator and writer, first wife of Thomas Adolphus Trollope
Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810–1892), English writer

Notes

^ Hey: p.7
^ Reaney: p.355

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

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[1] Hey: p.7

[2] Reaney: p.355

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