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

Trousdale, 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 Trousdale surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trousdale in America

Trousdale is the 23618th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trousdale surname appeared 1,074 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 Trousdale.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trousdale 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 Trousdale

The surname Trousdale is of Scottish origin, derived from the place name "Trows Dale" or "Trowis Dale", a valley or dale in the Scottish Borders region. The name can be traced back to the 12th century, with the earliest recorded spelling being "de Trouisdale" in 1214.

The name is believed to have originated from the Old English words "trog" or "trog-vale", meaning a hollow or valley, combined with the Norse word "dalr", meaning a dale or valley. This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived in or came from a particular valley or dale.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a land survey commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are no direct references to the name Trousdale. However, there are mentions of similar place names in Scotland, such as "Trouerwich" and "Trowene", which may be related to the origin of the surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Trousdale can be found in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, which mentions a John de Trouisdale in 1365. Another early reference is the mention of a Adam de Trousdale in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a collection of homage rolls to Edward I of England.

Notable individuals with the surname Trousdale throughout history include:

1. Sir William Trousdale (c. 1570-1638), a Scottish soldier and landowner who served under King James VI of Scotland and later King James I of England.
2. John Trousdale (1609-1659), a Scottish Presbyterian minister and religious writer.
3. William Trousdale (1790-1872), an American politician and soldier who served as the 12th Governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1851.
4. Grenville Mellen Trousdale (1835-1898), an American lawyer and Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
5. Gary Trousdale (born 1960), an American animator and film director known for his work on Disney animated films such as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire".

The surname Trousdale has been prominent in various parts of Scotland, particularly in the Scottish Borders region, as well as in parts of England and Ireland. Over time, the name has also spread to other parts of the world, including the United States and Canada, due to immigration and migration patterns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trousdale

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

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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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