Truly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

This "surname is derived from a nickname, as in 'betrothed' or 'bound,' from the Scandinavian 'trot lof,' bound in law, a bondsman." 1 2

Another source notes the name was derived from the Old English treowe and lufu 'faithful love' in the sense 'faithful lover, sweetheart, beloved'. 3

Interestingly, "in the 14th century, this was the name of an aromatic herb (a 'breath-sweetener') - 'Under his tonge a trewe-love he beer [bare]' Chaucer, Canterbury Tales.

Early Origins of the Truly family

The surname Truly was first found in Shropshire where Roger Trewelove held estates in 1275. A few years later, Robert Treuweloue was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296 and later again, John Truloue was listed in the Assize Rolls for Warwickshire in 1384. 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 137 include Willelinus Trewluf and Ricardus Trewluff as holding estates there at that time. 1 In Somerset, John Truvelove was listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4

Early History of the Truly family

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Truly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Truelove, Trewlove, Trolove, Trueluve, Trewluve and many more.

Early Notables of the Truly family

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Truly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Truly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Truly, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Truly (post 1700) +

Vice Admiral (USN) Richard Harrison Truly (1937-2024), former NASA astronaut with over 8 days in space 6
Truly Wheatfield Nolen, American founder of Truly Nolen, a family-owned pest control company
Truly Shattuck (1875-1954), American soubrette star of vaudeville, music halls and Broadway
Truly Hatchett, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1956 7

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
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)
NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Richard Truly. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/truly-rh.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html