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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English (American)
Meaning & History
Americanized form of German "Trautmann". The German adjective "traut" means “dear” or "beloved", and it derives from the same root as "trauen": to trust. Worldwide, there are now more Troutmans than Trautmanns.Per the 2010 census, there were 11,519 people in the United States with this surname-- 79.8% of them white, 15.64% African American, and 4.56% other races.In 1840, 39% of bearers lived in Pennsylvania.