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Clan Troup (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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Troup

Clan Crest: A hind’s head erased, Proper

Clan Motto: Veritas Vincit (Truth conquers)

Origin of Name: Territorial, Banffshire

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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Troup Clan History

Troup is a territorial surname derived from the manor of Troup in the parish of Gamrie in Banffshire. The Troup of that Ilk line is said to have ended when the heiress married one of Keith's younger sons, Earl Marischal. Mentions of a John of Trowpe and his half-lands in an Ayrshire charter, circa 1370-1380, imply that lands of this name may have existed in this region as well.

Hamund de Troup pledged his allegiance to England's Edward I by signing the Ragman Roll in 1296, along with a number of other Scottish nobles. Hamund's seal depicts a hawk on the ground, a crescent and star, and his name as S' Hamlin de Trvp.

Between 1304 and 1305, attacks by Sir Duncan de Ferindraute on Hamelyn de Trup 'le fiz' were reported to Edward I. A Hamelin de Troupe was among those accused of treason at the 'Black Parliament' in Scone in 1320. A canonry and prebend of Aberdeen were granted to a succeeding Hamelin de Troupe, or Truppe, in 1332, and thirteen years later, in 1345, Hamelin's request for a church in Inchebrioc, in the diocese of St. Andrews, was granted.

William de Troup, the son and heir of quondam John de Troup, gave the lands of Craigy in the Mearns to John Gray of Broxmouth in 1357.

Thomas Troup was a burgess of Linlithgow in 1538, and a Richard Troup, macer, was recorded in 1561. Gordon of Rothiemay incorrectly stated that his contemporary, "Martin Harperson Trumpe, Admirall of Hollande, was the son of a Scottish father, one Harper, born at Peeterheade in Buchaine."

Trowpe and Trupe are two other spellings of the surname Troup.

Troup Places & People

Troup Locations:

Castle Troup is located in Aberdeenshire. Robert the Bruce destroyed it in 1307/8.

Troup Individuals

Sir George Alexander Troup (1863-1941).

George Troup was an architect, engineer, and statesman from New Zealand. Born in London to Scottish parents, he and his family relocated to Edinburgh shortly after his birth. Troup attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen and studied architecture and engineering under C.E. Calvert in Edinburgh. In 1884, he emigrated to New Zealand, where he had a very successful career.

Troup Tartans

Troup has no official tartan; the closest appropriate tartan is Douglas:

Douglas the Elder

Douglas Contemporary

Grey, Douglas

Troup Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Troup Crest

Crest Description: An erased hind's head, Proper

Coats of Arms of Troup:

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.