Trudy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Troit' or Trote or Troyt. The nursery rhyme "Dame Trot and her Cat" is English with various versions in print over the years. "The name is frequently found in the Exchequer Lay Subsidies, Somerset." 1

Other sources claims the name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word Trot, meaning "beloved, dear, friend" 2 while another claims the name denotes "descendant of Trott (defiance)" 3

Early Origins of the Trudy family

The surname Trudy was first found in Surrey where Walter and Robert Trot were recorded in the Pipe Rolls for 1206 and later in the Curia Regis Rolls for Berkshire. William le Trot was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1327. 4

The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John list Robert filius Trote, 1165 and Richard filius Truite, 1179. 1

In Somerset, early records there show Nicholas Truhyt, Thomas Troht, Robert Trote, Thomas Trut and Robert Tryut. All records were entered 1 Edward III (during the first year of Edward III's reign.) 5 Jefthe French Trote was bailiff of Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1340. 6

"The Trotts are now established in the neighbouring districts of Honiton and Cullompton [,Devon]. John Trott, one of the martyrs of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, died on the scaffold at Bridgewater." 7

Early History of the Trudy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trudy research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455, 1483, 1487, 1515, 1524 and 1619 are included under the topic Early Trudy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trudy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trott, Trot, Troat, Troth, Troath, Trotman and others.

Early Notables of the Trudy family

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Migration of the Trudy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Trudy (post 1700) +

Trudy Owens, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 2000 8
Trudy Owens, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964 8
Trudy Hellier, Australian Writers' Guild Award and Australian Film Institute Award winning actress, known for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), Breaking News (1994) and The Funk (2008)
Trudy McFall, American co-founder and Chairman of Homes for America, Annapolis, Maryland
Trudy Bellinger, British music video director
Trudy McCreanor, American director of the Mendocino Ballet, a dance company in Mendocino County, California
Trudy Glazbrook, South Australian footballer, the League's longest running, highest goalkicker, eponym of the Glazbrook Medal presented annually since 1991
Trudy Dittmar (b. 1944), American nature writer, and essayist
Trudy V. McCaffery (1944-2007), Canadian-born, American prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in California
Trudy Camilleri (b. 1991), Australian footballer

Citations +

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
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html