Truby Family History
Truby Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Oxfordshire): probably a shortened form of Truebody a nickname from Middle English treu(e) trew(e) trow(e) tru(e) ‘faithful loyal’ (Old English trēow) + bod(d)i ‘body person’ (Old English bodig). Compare Trueman Trueblood . South German (Trüby): probably a nickname from Middle High German trüebe ‘dark sad troubled’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022