Trollope
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒləp
- Hyphenation: Trol‧lope
Proper noun
Trollope (plural Trollopes)
- A surname.
- Anthony Trollope, English author.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trollope is the 93921st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 195 individuals. Trollope is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trollope”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.