The Trump surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,886 people carried this name — #8,484 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,640 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Trump surname

Possibly from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”); see trommeln (“to drum”) and Trommel (“drum”).

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

In print

Trump in American newspapers,
1910–1913.

Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Trump
The Detroit Times 1913-04-14
Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Trump
The Detroit Times 1912-03-04
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Trump
Evening Times-republican 1910-12-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 869 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Trump in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

2,793 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Trump. The most, 684, date from the 1880s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 751
Victoria 550
New South Wales 539
Western Australia 536
Tasmania 211
South Australia 165
ACT (Canberra) 36
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Trump,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frederick Trump
    Frederick Trump 1869–1918 · businessperson
  • Frederick Trump
    Frederick Trump 1869–1918 · businessperson
  • Johann Paul Trump 1727–1792
  • Charlotta Louisa Trump 1787–1833
  • Johannes Trump, I 1789–1835
  • Susanna Maria Trump 1804–1861

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 Trump,
in the records of 7 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 States294 records

294 records of the Trump name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 87
  • Other U.S. records 86
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Delmar A. Trump

    Born 1922 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold; warehouseman from Lee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Keokuk National Cemetery, Iowa.

    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 Rosine Trump

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Hermann from Bremen, aged 31; farmer. From Wurtemberg, Germany.

    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 Carl Louis Trump

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 2001; buried at Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio.

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

Showing 3 of 294 records for Trump in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Germany109 records

109 records of the Trump 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 Josef Trump

    From Cöln-Deutz. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 14 April 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 28).

    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 Ernst Trump

    From Unterampfrach, Mittelfr. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 17 December 1917.

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

Showing 2 of 109 records for Trump 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).

Australia69 records

69 records of the Trump name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Tasmanian Names Index 20
  • Other Australian records 18
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Trump

    Died 1858 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 59. Will registered in Tasmania in 1858.

    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 Martha Jane Trump

    Born 1839 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1861 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22.

    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 Thomas Wm Trump

    Arrived in Queensland in 1923 aboard the Esperance Bay, aged 16.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 69 records for Trump 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) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Trump name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch population registers 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Trump

    Married in 1833 in Zwolle; bargeman. Died 1865 in Zwolle, aged 61; stoker.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jantien Jans Trump

    Died 1844 in Borger; born 1790 in Beilen.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Martha Trump

    In the population register of Godensholt; domestic servant, born 1903 in Godensholt.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Trump in the Netherlands.

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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Trump name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Edith Alice Simonne Trump

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1992 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Marcel Trump

    Born 1920 in Paris; died 2000 in Saint-Quentin (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Yvonne Trump

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1988 in Montmorency (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Trump in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Trump name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald William Trump

    Buried in 1982 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward James Trump

    Died 1943; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harvey Trump

    Buried in 1954 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 4 records for Trump in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Trump 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 C. H. Trump

    South Wales Borderers. 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 J. Trump

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

    Evonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Trump in the United Kingdom.

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).

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