Trapp Family History
Trapp Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for a trapper, from a
derivative of Middle English trapp ‘trap’.German: nickname
for a stupid person, from Middle High German trappe ‘bustard’
(of Slavic origin).German: topographic name for someone living by
a step-like feature in the terrain, from Middle Low German
treppe, trappe ‘step’, or by a flight of steps, standard
German Treppe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Trapp
Name Distribution of Trapp Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Trapp families
 59 - 116  20 - 58 |
 1 - 19  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Trapp families
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43 - 83 15 - 42 |
1 - 14 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Trapp families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Trapp census records
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Trapp Family Origin
Trapp Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Trapp
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Trapp Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Trapp census records
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Trapp Civil War Service Records
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