Troll Surname
Approximately 3,962 people bear this surname
Troll Surname Definition:
A demon or giant. Ole Norse, troll. Ferguson. The noble family of Trolle bore a demon in their arms, in commemoration of an ancestor having killed one.
Troll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,076 | 1:38,779 | 5,136 |
| United States | 781 | 1:464,096 | 39,562 |
| Austria | 336 | 1:25,344 | 4,003 |
| Hungary | 194 | 1:50,599 | 5,397 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| Switzerland | 81 | 1:101,394 | 10,819 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Peru | 27 | 1:1,177,190 | 20,369 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 225 | 1:223,194 | 18,933 |
Troll (291) may also be a first name.
Troll Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A demon or giant. Ole Norse, troll. Ferguson. The noble family of Trolle bore a demon in their arms, in commemoration of an ancestor having killed one.
The same as Trull, from Trull, a parish co. Somerset. Ferguson thinks Troll to be from Old Norse tröll, a giant or demon; and he says there was a Danish family named Trolle, of importance in the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries, who bore in their coat of arms a troll or doemon, and that their name was acquired in a sort of lucus a non lucendo way from an exploit of their ancestor in killing a troll. He also gives Trolle as a modern German name.
William Troel, Normandy 1180-95 (MES); N. Trolle, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Troll Demographics
Average Male Troll Height
176.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Troll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Troll Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Troll is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Troll? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 116,372nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,839,360 people. Troll is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Troll are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 517,703rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 291 people.
The last name Troll is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 38,779. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 38 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.
Troll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Troll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Troll surname expanded 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Troll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States Troll are 4.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Troll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,087 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning R 286,860 per year; in United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,582 CAD per year.
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