Trappe Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The last name Trappe is a variant form of Trapp, a well-known English family name. The name is usually explained as “The short, stocky man; dweller near a footbridge”.

A variant of Trapp

Trappe adds “e” to Trapp, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Surname statistics

The 2010 US Census counted 368 people named Trappe, ranking it number 55,741 among American surnames.

Heraldry and the Trappe name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Trapp surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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