Type Surname (from nickname & ornamental)
Usage German (Americanized), Jewish
Meaning & History
Americanized form of Treu, or a similar surname.
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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Meaning & History
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Troighthigh "descendant of Troightheach", a byname meaning "foot soldier".
Type Surname (from given name, from occupation & from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Meaning & History
From a short form of the personal names Geertrui and Geertruida, Dutch forms of Gertrude. It could also be from Middle Dutch troye "doublet, jerkin, jacket", possibly a metonymic occupational name for a tailor, or a nickname for someone who wore a striking garment of this kind.