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Origins Available:
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Scotland
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According to family tradition, the Trimble 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 Trimble family

The surname Trimble 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 Trimble family

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

Trimble Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Trimble family

Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Trimble Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trimble Ranking

In the United States, the name Trimble is the 2,208^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Trimble family to Ireland

Some of the Trimble 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.

Trimble migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trimble Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ann Trimble, who arrived in Augusta County, Va in 1740 5
John Trimble, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1740 5
Margaret Trimble, who landed in Virginia in 1740 5
Mary Trimble, who arrived in Virginia in 1740 5

Trimble Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Trimble, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 5
Edward Trimble, who landed in New York in 1812 5
Gibson Trimble, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1823 5
James Trimble, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
A N Trimble, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1875 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Trimble migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trimble Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Charles Trimble, aged 50 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Ayrshire" departing from the port of Newry, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 3rd September 1847 6
Mr. Hall Trimble, aged 23 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Maria Somes" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 19th September 1847 6
Ms. Isabella Trimble, aged 25 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Ayrshire" departing from the port of Newry, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 26th August 1847 6
Mrs. Jane Trimble, aged 62 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Maria Somes" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 22nd September 1847 6
Mr. Joseph Trimble, aged 25 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Yorkshire" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle on 10th September 1847 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Trimble migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Trimble Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Trimble, (b. 1819), aged 22, Irish labourer from County Tyrone, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 7
Mrs. Lydia Trimble, (b. 1821), aged 20, Irish dress maker from County Tyrone, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 8
Mary Trimble, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Inconstant" in 1849 9
James Trimble, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Ramillies" in 1849 10
Thomas Trimble (aged 24) arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Aurora"

Trimble migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Trimble Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Trimble, who landed in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Robert Trimble, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dunedin" in 1875 11

Contemporary Notables of the name Trimble (post 1700) +

Vivian Elizabeth Trimble (1963-2023), American musician, best known as the keyboardist in the band Luscious Jackson from 1991 to 1998
Vance Henry Trimble (1913-2021), American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1974
Allen Trimble (1783-1870), American Federalist politician, the 8th and 10th Governor of Ohio, eponym of Trimble, Ohio
Charles Trimble, American founder of Trimble Navigation, Los Altos, California in 1978, now with over 8,000 employees worldwide
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (1802-1888), United States Army officer and civil engineer, Confederate general in the American Civil War famous for his role as a division commander in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg
Robert Trimble (1776-1828), American jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1826-1828), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky (1817-1826)
Thomas Clark Trimble III (1878-1965), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1937-1957)
John Trimble (1812-1884), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district (1867-1869)
Frederick H. Trimble (1878-1934), American architect in Central Florida, active from the early 1900s through the 1920s
Lawrence Strother Trimble (1825-1904), American politician, United States congressman from Kentucky
... (Another 17 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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/
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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 58)
Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=175
Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=176
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The INCONSTANT the Voyage - 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Inconstant.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) RAMILIES 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Ramillies.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 9th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html

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