Trollope

Trollope

The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland, England.
Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427–1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham.

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Famous quotes containing the word trollope:

    “A new and terrible aristocracy was growing up among them,—the aristocracy of hidden firearms.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

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