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Early Origins of the Trudell family

The surname Trudell was first found in the North Riding of Yorkshire at Troutsdale, a township in the parish of Brompton, near Scarborough. 1 2 Literally, the place name means "trout pool." 3 While the township comprises about 1000 acres, the populations has always been small: only 96 inhabitants in the late 1800's. 2 Today known as Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, according to the 2001 UK census, the parish had a population of 44.

Interestingly, Hotten's Lists of Emigrants includes a listing for Phines Trusedell (aged 18 years) who embarked for the Barbadoes in 1635. "Probably Phineas was the parent of the American Trowsdales, Trousdales, or Truesdales. The different forms are still chiefly found, so far as England is concerned, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in the neighbourhood of Troutsdale." 1

Early History of the Trudell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trudell research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1097, 1190, 1455, 1484, 1487, 1510, 1550 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Trudell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trudell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trewsdale, Trewdale, Trowsdale, Trowdale, Trowesdale, Trewesdale, Truesdale, Truedale, Trudell, Trudall, Trusdale, Trusdall, Trussdell and many more.

Early Notables of the Trudell family

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Trudell Ranking

In the United States, the name Trudell is the 12,929th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4


United States Trudell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trudell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joseph Trudell, who landed in New York in 1798 5
Trudell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Trudell, aged 1, who landed in America from Rio de Janeiro, in 1897
Trudell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marion Trudell, who settled in America, in 1905
  • Dorinda Trudell, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1916
  • Patrick Trudell, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1919
  • Patrick Joseph Trudell, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920

Canada Trudell migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trudell Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Joseph Trudell, who arrived in New York from Canada in 1775

Contemporary Notables of the name Trudell (post 1700) +

  • Johnny Trudell (1939-2021), American jazz and studio musician and composer
  • John Trudell (1946-2015), Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist
  • Scott Trudell, American Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland
  • Harry William Trudell (1879-1964), American amateur botanist and mineralogist, eponym of Trudell's spleenwort
  • Cynthia Trudell, Canadian executive vice president, Human Resources and chief HR officer of PepsiCo
  • William M. Trudell, Canadian Chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
  • Joanne Trudell Marquez, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 101st District, 1974 6


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  3. Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
  4. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  5. 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)
  6. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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