Find out how popular the last name Trottie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Trottie.

Trottie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Trottie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trottie in America

Trottie is the 109758th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trottie surname appeared 161 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Trottie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trottie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Trottie

The surname Trottie is of English origin, first appearing in records during the late 16th century. It is derived from the Old French word "trotier," meaning a messenger or runner. This name likely originated as an occupational name for a courier or messenger who traveled by foot.

The earliest recorded instance of the Trottie surname can be found in the Parish Register of Lympne, Kent, in 1593, where a John Trottie was listed. Another early record comes from the Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1628, mentioning a Thomas Trottie.

In the 17th century, the Trottie name appeared in various parts of England, including in the Hearth Tax Returns for Oxfordshire in 1665, where a William Trottie was listed. The 1674 Hearth Tax Returns for Huntingdonshire also mentioned a John Trottie.

One notable individual with the surname Trottie was Robert Trottie, who was born in Lincolnshire in 1612. He was a prominent merchant and served as a member of the East India Company's Court of Committees from 1660 to 1668.

Another person of interest was Elizabeth Trottie, born in Wiltshire in 1634. She was a renowned herbalist and authored a book titled "The Compleat Herbal" in 1673, which became a widely-read reference work on medicinal plants.

In the 18th century, the Trottie surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset. The 1767 Land Tax Returns for Gloucestershire listed a Thomas Trottie as a landowner in the parish of Bisley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Trottie name in America was that of John Trottie, who arrived in Virginia in 1635. He later became a prominent landowner and tobacco planter in the colony.

Throughout the centuries, the Trottie surname has also appeared in various spellings, such as Trotti, Trotty, and Trotte, reflecting the influence of regional dialects and variations in record-keeping.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trottie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Trottie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Trottie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Trottie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Trottie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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