The Trull surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,565 people carried this name — #9,150 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,426 in 2000.

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In print

Trull in American newspapers,
1903–1918.

Newspaper page from Lincoln County Times carrying the name Trull
Lincoln County Times 1918-02-14
Newspaper page from Troy Weekly News carrying the name Trull
Troy Weekly News 1906-11-02
Newspaper page from The Kendrick Gazette carrying the name Trull
The Kendrick Gazette 1903-09-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,041 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Trull in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

378 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trull. The most, 81, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 6.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 143
New South Wales 101
Queensland 58
Victoria 55
South Australia 11
Western Australia 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trull.

Who carried it

People named Trull,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Jesse Trull
    Albert Jesse Trull 1845– · politician
  • George Washington Trull
    George Washington Trull 1849– · politician
  • John Wyman Trull 1783–1867
  • Ernst Trull 1861–1918 · teacher
  • Johann Trull 1871–1940 · municipal clerk
  • Boris Trull 1914–1996 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Trull,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States236 records

236 records of the Trull name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 122
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 36
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Riley E. Trull

    Born 1917 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia; day worker from Patrick County, Virginia. U.S. Army veteran; died 1999, buried at Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elisabeth Trull

    Arrived at New York in 1834 aboard the Ontario from London, aged 50; dressmaker. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record George Trull

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1860, died 1927; buried at Merrill Memorial Park, Wisconsin.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 236 records for Trull in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia35 records

35 records of the Trull name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 33
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Richard Trull

    Died 1915 in General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1915.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles Henry Trull

    Born 1862 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1896 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 33.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Trull

    Arrived in Victoria in 1891 aboard the Orotava, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 35 records for Trull in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany19 records

19 records of the Trull name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Trull

    From Gr. Wanzleben. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 74).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Trull

    From Aligse, Burgdorf. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 19 records for Trull in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Trull name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. C. Trull

    Gunner, Kili Essex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Trull

    Coldstream Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Switzerland2 records

2 records of the Trull name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Trüll

    Married in 1646 in Otelfingen, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Trull in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Trull name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Egbert Trull

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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