Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
TROTTER
There are approximately 5,817 people named Trotter in the UK. That makes it the 1,795th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 92 are named Trotter.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
TrotmanTrottier
Tretter
Trometter
Troter
Troatter
Troater
Trotar
Trotarr
Trotair
Troitter
Troittier
Troiter
Trootter
Troterdo
Throtter
Toroter
Troitier
Trotaur
Tratter
Trooter
Troeter
Throter
Throttier
The Trotter surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Fr.) Trotteur, a person always on the trot; a rambler.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TROTTER. See Trotman.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.