Trollope

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒləp
• Hyphenation: Trol‧lope

Proper noun

Trollope (plural Trollopes)

1. A surname.
   1. Anthony Trollope, English author.

Derived terms

• Trollope ploy
• Trollopean
• Trollopeana
• Trollopianism

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trollope is the 93921^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 195 individuals. Trollope is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trollope”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.