Tromp (surname)

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Tromp is a Dutch occupational surname thought to be derived from trompet(ter), trumpet (player), or sometimes trommelaar, drummer. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Tromp".
  2. "Tromp Family History". Ancestry.com . Retrieved 29 December 2017.