Troop Surname

181,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Troop Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) metath. variant of Thorp(e, q.v. (Mod. Scandinavian torp, a farm, also occurs in place-names as -trup).

Cp. Throop.

Troop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4541:249,28423,717
England5221:106,74011,153
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Australia281:964,13257,058
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2751:88,6389,253
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5131:97,8929,961

Troop (47) may also be a first name.

Troop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) metath. variant of Thorp(e, q.v. (Mod. Scandinavian torp, a farm, also occurs in place-names as -trup).

Cp. Throop.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Troup, a place in the parish of Fortingal, co. Perth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Troup; from Troup co. Perth, Scotland. Hence doubtless the name Droop.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Troop Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Troop Come From? nationality or country of origin

Troop is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Troop? popularity and diffusion

The surname Troop is the 181,503rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,107,695 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Troop are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most common first name at a global level It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,454 people, or 1 in 249,284. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Troop occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Troop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Troop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Troop last name increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Troop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Troop surname are 17.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Troop earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $41,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Throop912,294/
Troope91222/
Troops91109/
Trop891,092/
Troo8925/
Throope832/
Trooppe831/
Troup806,359/
Tropp802,127/
Trzop801,089/
Trope80737/
Tropf80669/
Throp80357/
Trood80279/
Trops80278/
Throo8060/
Troob8043/
Troot8024/
Troos8016/
Troph8010/
Trooy804/
Troep801/
Troyp801/
Trosp801/
Tropz801/
Tropt801/
Tro753,834/
Troost735,635/
Troupe734,351/
Throup73520/
Thropp73352/
Thrope73221/
Troppe7378/
Troupp7325/
Troosh7314/
Truope734/
Tropps734/
Troups734/
Troott732/
Troype732/
Trospe731/
Troohe731/
Thropt731/
Throep731/
Troepp731/
Trophe731/
Troupt731/
Trroup731/
Throoh730/
Throph730/
Tropfh730/
Troohy730/
Troy6719,708/
Troh678,935/
Troi671,445/
Troć671,156/
Trap671,144/
Trou67938/
Tros67538/
Trot67527/
Trgo67484/
Thro67427/
Trup67331/
Trob67243/
Troa67241/
Troß67241/
Trod67225/
Troz67172/
Tropova67148/
Throupe67106/
Tropsch6761/
Trojová6748/
Tropová6722/
Trho6716/
Trobova6710/
Troş675/
Trov674/
Trohova673/
Trzo672/
Dtro672/
Truo672/
Trro672/
Troj671/
Troś671/
Trojova671/
Throoth671/
Throppe670/

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Troop Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Troop
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