Trottier Surname
Approximately 13,767 people bear this surname
Trottier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the trotter,' a messenger, one who trotted. Skeat says (v. trot): 'the Frenchtrotter, 'to trot': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary Old French troter, 13th century: Littre. We also find Old French trotier, a trotter, a messenger, Low Latin trotarius, = Latin tolutarius, going at a trot.
Read More About This SurnameTrottier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9,458 | 1:3,896 | 515 |
| United States | 2,898 | 1:125,072 | 13,290 |
| France | 1,210 | 1:54,895 | 7,257 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Trottier (14) may also be a first name.
Trottier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the trotter,' a messenger, one who trotted. Skeat says (v. trot): 'the Frenchtrotter, 'to trot': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary Old French troter, 13th century: Littre. We also find Old French trotier, a trotter, a messenger, Low Latin trotarius, = Latin tolutarius, going at a trot.' It is possible that in some cases it is a nickname from the gait of the progenitor, as 'trotter' for a horse was in use. 'Trottare, horse, succursarius': Promptorium Parvulorum The first, of course, is the natural origin. 'Leon Trottier. French confectioner' in the London Directory, reminds us of the French equivalent.
Johannes Trotter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Trotter.: Barnes' Ecclesiastical Proceedings (Surtees Society).
Richard Trotter. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
1596-7. Married — Walter Trotter and Elizabeth Golding: St Dionis Backchurch.
1581. Edward Mott and Isabel Trotter: Marriage Lic. (London).
From OF. trotier, mod. French trotteur, a runner, messenger. There was a Border clan of this name the head of which was Trotter of Prentannan, Berwickshire, and the name appears also in the north of England, particularly in the county of Durham, where it is common. The Trotters of Mortonhall near Edinburgh are an old family said to date back to the reign of Robert II (1370-1390). John Trottir served on an inquisition taken at Berwick-on-Tweed, 1370 (Bain, IV, 175). John Trottar of Fluriswall is mentioned in 1478, and George Trottar and Sanderis Trottar witnessed a declaration by John of Roull in 1479 (Home, 24, 25). John Trottare and Alexander Tiottare were summoned in 1479 to answer to Parliament for treason and other crimes (APS., II, p. 129). John Trotter, son and heir of quondam Ninian Trotter, had a charter of a carucate called Waringzes land in Coldingham, 1512 (RD., p. 379). Peter Trotar in Reidpeth, 1630 (Inquis., 8606). The name is common in the Commissariot Record of Lauder, 1561-1800.
(English, Scottish, French) One who acted as a runner or messenger.
A rambler. John Trotter was outlawed, temp. Robert II.
(French.) Trotteur, a person always on the trot; a rambler.
The name of Robert Trotter occurs in the list of Yorkshire contributors to the fund collected at the time of the expected Spanish invasion in 1588 (Sp.).
Trottier Demographics
Average Male Trottier Height
175.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Trottier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trottier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Trottier is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Trottier? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 38,224th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 529,349 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Trottier live; 87 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
This surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 9,458 people, or 1 in 3,896. In Canada Trottier is mostly found in: Quebec, where 73 percent live, Ontario, where 17 percent live and Alberta, where 4 percent live. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Trottier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Trottier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Trottier surname rose 4,751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Trottier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Trottier last name are 2.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Trottier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $43,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troittier | 94 | 3 | / |
| Trotter | 93 | 37,933 | / |
| Trotier | 93 | 414 | / |
| Trottie | 93 | 184 | / |
| Trottir | 93 | 0 | / |
| Troutier | 88 | 236 | / |
| Trottere | 88 | 32 | / |
| Trothier | 88 | 17 | / |
| Trotteur | 88 | 16 | / |
| Truttier | 88 | 14 | / |
| Trottoer | 88 | 4 | / |
| Troutter | 88 | 2 | / |
| Troitier | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trettier | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trotteir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trottert | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trottiei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trottior | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trottoir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Trattier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Trrotter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Trotterr | 88 | 0 | / |
| Trostier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Troter | 86 | 118 | / |
| Trotir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Trotie | 86 | 1 | / |
| D'Trotter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tretter | 80 | 3,872 | / |
| Tratter | 80 | 501 | / |
| Troster | 80 | 221 | / |
| Trutter | 80 | 114 | / |
| Trotoir | 80 | 14 | / |
| Troeter | 80 | 11 | / |
| Trouter | 80 | 4 | / |
| Trooter | 80 | 4 | / |
| Trother | 80 | 3 | / |
| Trostie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Trotetr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tratier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Troteer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Troteir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Trooster | 75 | 311 | / |
| Treutter | 75 | 21 | / |
| Troister | 75 | 20 | / |
| Trautter | 75 | 14 | / |
| Trostere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Trosster | 75 | 1 | / |
| Truytier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Trouther | 75 | 1 | / |
| Trochter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Treetter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Truter | 71 | 8,374 | / |
| Treter | 71 | 718 | / |
| Trüter | 71 | 71 | / |
| Trater | 71 | 63 | / |
| Trautteur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tratie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Trutteare | 71 | 0 | / |
| Traster | 67 | 477 | / |
| Treuter | 67 | 466 | / |
| Truster | 67 | 276 | / |
| Trauter | 67 | 164 | / |
| Treeter | 67 | 82 | / |
| Trather | 67 | 19 | / |
| Truther | 67 | 6 | / |
| Trahter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Treutie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Truyter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tretear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Traeter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trateur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Truiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trether | 67 | 0 | / |
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