Trott Family History
Trott Name Meaning
English (Somerset and Devon): in southwestern England usually a variant of Trout . South German: metonymic variant of Trotter English (Somerset and Devon): nickname either for one who moves quickly at the pace of a trotting horse from Middle English trot(te) (Old French trot) ‘trot’ perhaps given to a messenger (see Trotter Trotman ); or occasionally perhaps from Middle English trot(te) trat(te) ‘old woman hag’ (Anglo-Norman French trote).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022