The tross Surname

tross Name Meaning and History

German: metonymic occupational name for a carter or carter’s man, from Middle High German trosse ‘baggage’.

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tross Family Facts

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Distribution of tross Families in the US in 1920

Number of tross families

7-11

3-6

1-2

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Tross Family History	rozannanishimoto	3
Owen R. Tross, b. 8 Sep 1926, d. 14 Dec 2003, MO	CarolBowman74	0
ISO relatives of MIA Eugene F. Tross, b. 1925 St. Louis MO, d. 1950 Korea	CarolBowman74	0
Edwin D. Tross	DanielDoane	1
research	g. hamilton	2
Relatives of Tross Family	Jolyene Tross-Johnson	0
lost relatives	jtross-johnson	2
Edith Tross - Ohio - Obit	DLaFromboise	0
Bonnie?	shar8031	0
Tross Relative	Bonnie Pirecki	1

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