Trollope
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɒləp
- Hyphenation: Trol‧lope
Proper noun
editTrollope (plural Trollopes)
- A surname.
- Anthony Trollope, English author.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trollope”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.