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^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 Spellings 2 Notable Trollopes 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Spellings

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

[edit] 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. Senior Vice President, Symantec corp.
• Patrick Trollope (born 1976) English. Journalist and photographer
• Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810–1892) English writer

[edit] Notes

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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