The Trumble surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,303 people carried this name — #9,800 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 89,300 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,011 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Trumble surname

From an unrecorded Old English personal name *Trumbeald, composed of the elements trum (“strong, firm”) + beald (“bold, brave”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Trumble» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Trumble in American newspapers,
1887–1923.

Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Trumble
The Lusk Herald 1887-06-24
Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Trumble
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1889-04-06
Newspaper page from Baptist Courier carrying the name Trumble
Baptist Courier 1923-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Trumble in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

8,870 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trumble. The most, 2,693, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 4,182
New South Wales 1,577
South Australia 998
Queensland 947
Western Australia 759
Tasmania 370
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 5

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

Who carried it

People named Trumble,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hugh Trumble
    Hugh Trumble 1867–1938 · cricketer
  • Francis Trumble d. 1791

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Trumble,
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 States300 records

300 records of the Trumble name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 94
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 66
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 34
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 28
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence A. Trumble

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1946 at Los Angeles, California; farm hand. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1996, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Darrell Lynn Trumble

    Born 1947; from Vidor, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Trumble

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Idaho from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 300 records for Trumble in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia112 records

112 records of the Trumble name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Andrew Trumble

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Phoenix, sailing from Portsmouth in 1822. Native of Roscommon.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John W. Trumble

    Solicitor of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Ed Trumble

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Marpesia, aged 44.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 112 records for Trumble in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Trumble name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Viola Marie Trumble

    Died 1936 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rosemund Trumble

    Buried in 1980 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. 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 M. Trumble

    Itral Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Trumble in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Trumble 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 B. F. Trumble

    Lance Corporal, West Yorkshire 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. R. Trumble

    Rifle Brigade, Attached Trench Mortar Battery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Trumble name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Matthew Ellis Trumble

    Died 1905, aged 80; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Trumble name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bauwin Trumble

    Married in 1639 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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