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 Troll Salary in
United States
$46,530 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Troll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Troll Come From? nationality or country of origin
Troll is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Troll? popularity and diffusion
Troll is the 116,372nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,839,360 people. The last name Troll is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Troll live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 517,703rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 291 people.
The surname Troll is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 38,779. In Germany Troll is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany Troll exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.
Troll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Troll has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Troll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Troll last name is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Troll surname are 4.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.06% being registered with 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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