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Where did the English Drop family come from? What is the English Drop family crest and coat of arms? When did the Drop family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Drop family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Drope, Droop, Droope, Trope, Trupe, Thrope, Trope and many more.

First found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1177 when Adam Drope held lands.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drop research. Another 278 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1330, 1455, 1477, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Drop History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Drop Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Simon Drop, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753

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  2. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
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  7. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  8. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
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