| ![Show Contents]() Troupe Surname History
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Scotland
Etymology of TroupeWhat does the name Troupe mean? The Troupe surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name in Gamrie, near Banff. Early Origins of the Troupe familyThe surname Troupe 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 Troupe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Troupe research. Another 166 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1304, 1320, 1332, 1370, 1538, 1600 and 1611 are included under the topic Early Troupe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Troupe Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Troup, Troupe, Troop, Troope, Trup, Trupt, Trowpe, Trupe, Truppe and many more. Early Notables of the Troupe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Troupe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Troupe RankingIn the United States, the name Troupe is the 6,143rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Troupe familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Troop and William who arrived in Kings County PEI, Canada in 1752 and 1750; John Troop who arrived in New York in 1795; Thomas Troop who arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1750.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Troupe (post 1700) | + |
- Tom Troupe (1928-2025), American actor and writer, stage performer, appeared in many plays over the years, including The Lion in Winter, The Gin Game and Father's Day
- Quincy Thomas Troupe Jr. (b. 1939), American poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, best known as the biographer of Miles Davis
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