Trouncer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Trouncer family

The surname Trouncer 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 Trouncer family

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Trouncer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trussbut, Trusbut, Trusbutt, Trussbutt, Trussbot and many more.

Early Notables of the Trouncer family

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Migration of the Trouncer family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and 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 Trouncer (post 1700) +

Charles Albert Trouncer (1866-1938), English first-class cricketer active from 1887–1890, playing for Surrey and Cambridge University
Cecil Stallard Trouncer (1898-1953), English actor, born in Southport, active from 1938 to 1954
Isabel Ruth Trouncer (b. 1930), British stage, film and television actress, best known for her recurring role on the television series The Larkins in the 1950s, daughter of Cecil Trouncer

Sources +

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)