Trumbo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

According to family tradition, the Trumbo 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 Trumbo family

The surname Trumbo 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 Trumbo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trumbo 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 Trumbo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trumbo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Turnbull, Turnball, Trimble, Trimbell, Trumbell, Trumbill, Turnbul and many more.

Early Notables of the Trumbo family

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Trumbo Ranking

In the United States, the name Trumbo is the 17,101^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Trumbo family to Ireland

Some of the Trumbo 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.

Migration of the Trumbo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas and William Turnbull settled in New Jersey in 1685; John Turnbull settled in Annapolis, Maryland in 1753; William Turnbull settled in Bonavista, Newfoundland in 1765.

Contemporary Notables of the name Trumbo (post 1700) +

Andrew Alkire Trumbo (1797-1871), American politician, United States Representative from Kentucky
Mark Daniel Trumbo (b. 1986), nicknamed "Trum-bomb," an American Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder
Christopher Trumbo (1940-2011), American television writer, screenwriter and playwright, son of James Dalton Trumbo
James Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), American two-time Academy Award winning screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted in the 1940s and 1950s
Trumbo Snedegar, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1926; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928 5

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html