Tranter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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This surname is derived from an occupation as in 'the tranter,' i.e. a pedlar, a hawker. 1 A very rare name today, in years gone by it was more common as in "And had some traunting chapman for his sire." - Bishop Hall, Satires.

The root name "Trant" is infrequently seen, 2 having derived from the Medieval Latin word "travetarius' meaning "carrier, hawker. 3

Early Origins of the Tranter family

The surname Tranter was first found in Winton, Hampshire where the Latin form was recorded in 1148 as Terri Trauetarius. Later in Essex, we found Phillip Trenter in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1221. Again in Essex, Hugo le Trauenter was recorded in 1292. This last entry clearly denotes the occupational origin of the name as "le" translates as "the". A few years later, Mark le Traveter was listed in Cornwall in 1306. Simon le Traunter was found in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire in 1332. 3

Simon le Traunter was listed in a rolls in Wales in 1332; and Thomas Tranter of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. 4

Early History of the Tranter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tranter research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1547, 1622, 1739, 1769, 1787, 1790, 1794, 1795, 1798, 1799, 1803, 1805, 1808 and 1839 are included under the topic Early Tranter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tranter Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Tranter family name include Trante, Trant, Tranter and others.

Early Notables of the Tranter family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir Nicholas Trant (1769-1839), Brigadier-General in the Portuguese army who belonged to an Irish family. His grandfather, Dominick Trant of Dingle, co. Kerry, wrote a tract 'Considerations on the present Disturbance in Munster,' 1787 (3rd edit. 1790). He was educated at a military college in France, but in consequence of the French Revolution he entered the British army, and was commissioned as lieutenant in the 84th foot on 31 May 1794. He served with that regiment at Flushing, and went with it to the Cape of Good Hope in 1795. Returning to England...
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Tranter migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Tranter surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Tranter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Tranter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Tranter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Tranter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Tranter migration to Australia +

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

Tranter Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
Tranter Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Tranter (post 1700) +
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