English (West Midlands): nickname from Middle English
trowthe, trouthe ‘good faith’, ‘loyalty’. By my
troth was a common phrase emphasizing the veracity of an
assertion, and the nickname may have been bestowed on someone who used
it habitually or to excess.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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