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Early Origins of the Troll family

The surname Troll was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Troll family

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Troll Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trowle, Trowell, Troul, Troulle, Troull, Trowll, Trowel, Trouell, Trouel, Trowlle, Trowall, Trowal, Trull, Truell, Truelle and many more.

Early Notables of the Troll family

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United States Troll migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Troll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Wilhelm Troll, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 1
  • Elizabeth Troll, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1799 1
  • Jacobina Troll, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1799 1
  • Maria Troll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1799 1
Troll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anthony Troll, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1841 1
  • Engelbert Troll, aged 36, who landed in St Louis, Missouri in 1848 1
  • Mr. M. Troll, aged 23, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "La Gascogne" 2

Bismarck
  • Rudolf Troll (1910-1941), German Kapitänleutnant who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
  • Rolf Troll (1922-1941), German Funkgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3


  1. 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)
  2. Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2111
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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