Truss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Truss family
The surname Truss was first found in Yorkshire where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Wartre, in Holderness and was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 1 Le Sire de Troussebot or Pagan (Payne) Troussbot's chief domain was at Nuebourg in Normandy and he was at the Battle of Hastings. His son, Geoffrey FitzPayne, held the estates in Yorkshire. 2
Early feudal rolls provided the king of the time a method of cataloguing holdings for taxation, but today they provide a glimpse into the wide surname spellings in use at that time. William Trussebut was listed in Cheshire in 1154 and Ylaria Trussebut was found in the Pipe Rolls for Northumberland in 1208. Later, Geoffrey Trussebut was found in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1363. The name is derived from the Old French word trusser, a nickname for a porter or a carrier. William Trushernays was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Northumberland in 1296.
The variant Trounce and Trouncer originated in London where Gilbert le trunchier was first found in the Pipe Rolls for 1192. Later, Henry le Truncer was listed in Wakfield. Yorkshire in 1315. 3
Early History of the Truss family
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Truss Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Trussbut, Trusbut, Trusbutt, Trussbutt, Trussbot and many more.
Early Notables of the Truss family
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Truss Ranking
In the United States, the name Truss is the 8,095th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
Truss migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Truss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- E D Truss, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
Truss 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:
Truss Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Robert Truss, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
- Elizabeth Truss, aged 27, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
Contemporary Notables of the name Truss (post 1700) +
- Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Truss (b. 1975), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who after 45 days in office, she announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and her intention to tender her resignation as prime minister
Citations +
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "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)