Truss Family History
Truss Name Meaning
English (mainly Essex and Middlesex): metonymic occupational name from Middle English trusse ‘bundle package’ (Old French trousse) perhaps for a porter. See also Trussell . Americanized form of Ukrainian Trus: nickname from trus ‘rabbit’ typically applied to someone thought to be a coward.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022