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Name Trollope
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsTrollop, Trollupe, Trollup, Trolloop
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Meaning & History
Locational surname derived from Trolhop, the original name of Troughburn, a place in Northumberland, England. The place name means "troll valley" from Old Norse troll "troll, supernatural being" and hop "enclosed valley, enclosed land". A famous bearer was Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), an English novelist of the Victorian era.