Trotman Family History
Trotman Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English trot(te) trat(te) ‘trot walk fast’ (Old French trot) + -man perhaps for someone with a quick gait or who rode horses at a trot in which case it may have been a nickname for a messenger. Compare Trotter .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022