Trumbull: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Trumbull is an English surname.

What does the surname Trumbull mean?

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Trumbald (strong, bold)”. 2,290 Americans were listed as Trumbull in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Where is the Trumbull surname found?

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear. Related forms include Trumble.

Is there a Trumbull coat of arms?

Sharing the Trumbull name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Want more than a summary? See the Trumbull family name pack.