| ![Show Contents]() Trow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Trow is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived near some prominent tree or in one of the settlements in Devon called Tree, Trew, True, or Trow. The surname is derived from the Old English words treow, trew, or trow, which are in turn derived from the Old English word treow, which means tree. However, the surname Trow is occasionally derived from residence at Trow Farm or Trow Down in Wiltshire. The derivation in this case is from the Old English word trog, which means trough. 1 The name could be from the Middle English word "trew(e)" or "trow(e) which means "faithful, loyal, trustworthy." 2 3 4 Early Origins of the Trow familyThe surname Trow was first found in Wiltshire, where Rannulfus Truue (Triue) was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1180. Ralph Truwe was a Knight's Templar in Kent in 1185 and Roger Trowe was listed in the Curia Regis Roll for Wiltshire in 1200. Over 100 years later, William Trewe was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1301 and later, Henry le Trewe was listed in Wiltshire in 1327. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had only one entry for the family, that of Henry Trewe in Bedfordshire. 2 Early History of the Trow familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trow research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1185, 1200, 1273, 1301, 1327, 1595, 1624, 1774 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Trow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trow Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Trow has been spelled many different ways, including True, Truue, Trew, Trewe, Truwe, Trow, Trowe and others. Early Notables of the Trow familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - Roger de Trow, a land owner in Wiltshire
 Trow migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Trows to arrive in North America:
Trow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Alice Trow, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 5
Trow Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Trow, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Trow (post 1700) | + |
- Ann Trow (1812-1878), American abortionist
- Bob Trow (1926-1998), American radio celebrity and actor
- George W. S. Trow (1943-2006), American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic
- Phil Trow (b. 1968), English radio broadcaster
- Mr. Stephen David Trow O.B.E., British was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Heritage 6
- Meirion James "M. J." Trow (b. 1949), Welsh writer
- James Trow (1826-1892), Canadian businessman and politician
- 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)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. 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)
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
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