Troop Surname History

Origins Available:
Scotland

The Troop surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name in Gamrie, near Banff.

Early Origins of the Troop family

The surname Troop was first found in at the manor of Troup, a parish in Banffshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh), former Scottish county located in the northeasterly Grampian region of Scotland, now of divided between the Council Areas of Moray and Aberdeenshire, where they held the lands from very early times. One record shows that Troup of that Ilk ended in an heiress who married a son of Keith, Earl Marischall (Marshall).

Early History of the Troop family

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Troop Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Troup, Troupe, Troop, Troope, Trup, Trupt, Trowpe, Trupe, Truppe and many more.

Early Notables of the Troop family

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Troop migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Troop Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Troop who arrived in New York in 1795

Troop migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Troop Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

William Troop who arrived in Kings County PEI, Canada in 1750
Thomas Troop who arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1750
John Troop, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
John Troop, who arrived in Kings County, Nova Scotia in 1752
Thomas Troop, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1775

Contemporary Notables of the name Troop (post 1700) +

Ian Troop, Canadian former President and Chief Executive Officer of TO2015 (2010-2013) who oversaw the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games
Jacob Valentine Troop (1809-1881), Canadian merchant, ship owner and politician in New Brunswick who represented the City of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1865 to 1866
William Botsford Troop (1834-1904), Canadian merchant, ship owner and politician in Nova Scotia who represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1882
Sandra Elaine Troop (b. 1966), British sprint canoer who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Arthur Troop (1914-2000), British police officer, founder of the International Police Association
Jared Chipman Troop (1837-1876), Canadian lawyer and politician in Nova Scotia, MLA for Annapolis County (1867-1874)