Trimpe Family History
Trimpe Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: possibly a metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch Middle Low German trippe ‘patten wooden over-shoe’ with epenthetic -m-. North German (Westphalia): nickname probably for a slender man from Low German drimmeln ‘to turn to twist’ Trimpe also denoting a slender flute made of willow bark.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022