| ![Show Contents]() Trammel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Cornwall in southwestern England provides the original birthplace of the surname Trammel. As populations grew, people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Unlike most Celtic peoples, who favored patronymic names, the Cornish predominantly used local surnames. This was due to the heavy political and cultural influence of the English upon the Cornish People at the time that surnames first came into use. Local surnames were derived from where a person lived, held land, or was born. While many Cornish surnames of this sort appear to be topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees, many are actually habitation surnames derived from lost or unrecorded place names. The name Trammel history began in Devon at the manors of Sand and Tremayle. Early Origins of the Trammel familyThe surname Trammel was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Sand in that shire, some say, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book survey in 1086, a census initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066. Early History of the Trammel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trammel research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1488 and 1580 are included under the topic Early Trammel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trammel Spelling VariationsCornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Tremayle, Tremayll, Tremail, Tremale, Tremall and many more. Early Notables of the Trammel familyMore information is included under the topic Early Trammel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trammel RankingIn the United States, the name Trammel is the 9,077th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Trammel migration to the United States | + |
A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Trammel:
Trammel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Friedr Trammel, who arrived in America in 1862 2
| Suggested Readings for the name Trammel | + |
- Descendants of Thomas Tranville, Revolutionary Soldier by Charles S. McCleskey.
- Duty, Patience, and Endurance: The Trammells of Meriwether and Harris by W. Winston Skinner.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Trammel migration to the United States 
