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![Show Contents]() Trumbull History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
According to family tradition, the Trumbull surname comes from when a member of the Rule family saved the life of King Robert the Bruce at Stirling Park from a charging bull by turning the bull's head. The grateful King decreed that in commemoration of the brave act the new name of the family would be Turnbull, and granted them an area of land then known as Bedrule. 1 Other Etymology suggests that the name comes from the Old English Trumbald, meaning "strongly bold." 2 Early Origins of the Trumbull familyThe surname Trumbull was first found in Yorkshire at Wakefield where Alan Tumbald was recorded in 1313. Three years later in 1316, the Thrumball spelling was used. Peter Thrumbald was listed there in 1315 and Reginald Thrumbald was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. Alice Thrumbald, Trumbald was listed at Wakefield (1316-1317) and much later the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk included an entry for Elizabeth Trumble in 1568. 2 The Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379 included an entry for Johannes Turnebull. 3 Early History of the Trumbull familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trumbull research. Another 272 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1249, 1296, 1335, 1447, 1635, 1639, 1716 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Trumbull History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trumbull Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Turnbull, Turnball, Trimble, Trimbell, Trumbell, Trumbill, Turnbul and many more. Early Notables of the Trumbull familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was - Willian Trumbull (d. 1635), English diplomatist, son of John Trumbull of Craven, Yorkshire
- Sir William Trumbull (1639-1716), English statesman who held high office as a member of the First Whig Junto
Trumbull RankingIn the United States, the name Trumbull is the 14,451st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Trumbull family to Ireland
Some of the Trumbull family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 74 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Trumbull Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Trumbull, who arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636 5
- Daniel Trumbull, who landed in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1647 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Trumbull (post 1700) | + |
- Douglas Hunt Trumbull (1942-2022), American two-time Academy Award winning film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor, known for the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life
- Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), American jurist and politician
- James Hammond Trumbull (1821-1897), American philologist
- Henry Clay Trumbull (1830-1903), American clergyman and author
- Johnathan Trumbull (1710-1785), American patriot
- John Trumbull (1756-1843), American historical painter
- John Trumbull (1750-1831), American lawyer
- James H. Trumbull, American politician, U.S. Consul in Talcahuano, 1861-68 6
- Horace Trumbull, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1888 6
- Herbert E. Trumbull, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 10th District, 1942 6
- ... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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- Mr. Isaac B. Trumbull, American 1st Class Passenger from Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 7
SS Atlantic - Thos Trumbull, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- "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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- Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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