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Trowsdall Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutsdale,' a township in the parish of Brompton, near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.
1635. Phines Trusedell (aged 18 years) embarked for the Barbadoes: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
Trowsdall Surname Meaning
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This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Troutsdale,' a township in the parish of Brompton, near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.
1635. Phines Trusedell (aged 18 years) embarked for the Barbadoes: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
1679. Buried — Ann Trowsdale, St Michael's, Barbadoes: ibid.
Probably Phineas was the parent of the American Trowsdales, Trousdales, or Truesdales. The different forms are still chiefly found, so far as England is concerned, in the North Riding of Yorks, in the neighbourhood of Troutsdale.
V. Trousdale.
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